Latest Eagles Injury Update on A.J. Brown

The Philadelphia Eagles headed into their Week 2 Monday Night Football matchup against the Atlanta Falcons without their No. 1 WR. A.J. Brown was a late addition to the injury report this week and was officially declared ‘Out’ on Sunday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday NFL Countdown.

Brown did not participate in Saturday’s practice and on Sunday the wideout revealed that while the team had said they didn’t expect this to be a serious, long-term issue for Brown, he expects to miss at least a couple of weeks with the ailment.

The Eagles’ top wideout began experiencing some tightness in his hamstring in Friday’s practice, according to head coach Nick Siriani. The team opted to sit Brown out of practice altogether on Saturday.

Sirianni was mum on Brown’s status when he last spoke to reporters.

Monday’s game will be the first one Brown misses as an Eagle since joining the team in 2022.

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The Eagles will hope that Brown’s hamstring injury doesn’t linger any longer than the “couple” of weeks he said it would. It could be a case of them not wanting it to become a month-long injury, and so they chose to exercise caution by ruling him out of Week 2.

Brown has been the Eagles’ top receiver since they traded for him on draft night in 2022 from the Tennessee Titans.

They rewarded Brown’s production with a contract extension this past offseason.

Brown got off to a good start in 2024 as well, as he racked up 119 yards on five catches, scoring a touchdown in the Eagles’ Week 1 game in Brazil.

With Brown now ruled out of Week 2, the Eagles will have to rely more heavily on DeVonta Smith at wideout, with new addition Jahan Dotson also expected to get additional looks.

It also likely means that Saquon Barkley will be even more important to the offense. He certainly made his presence felt in Week 1, scoring three touchdowns in his first game as an Eagle.

The Eagles will hope to have Brown back for their Week 3 matchup against the New Orleans Saints.

Source: Adam Schefter, ESPN

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