Nick Sirianni on AJ Brown: I want guys to do what gets them in the right state

Nick Sirianni on AJ Brown: I want guys to do what gets them in the right state

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni made it clear Tuesday that he has no problem with wide receiver AJ Brown’s decision to read bench time during games.

During the team’s Wild Card win over the Packers on Sunday, Brown was seen reading a book called “Inner Excellence,” and the moment paid dividends for book sales as the book shot to No. 1 on Amazon -List. Brown was asked after the game if that was a sign of his frustration on a day where he only had one catch, but Brown said he always reads from the book to center himself during games.

During an appearance on WIP, Sirianni said it was “lazy” to associate Brown’s reading habits with unhappiness and said he supports players doing whatever they need to do to stay mentally focused during games.

“I am definitely ok with that,” Sirianni said. “The crazy thing is that he has been reading this book on the side for a long time. It just so happened that a camera saw it this week. Some pray in between, others mediate in between. AJ reads in between. Whatever these guys need to do to put themselves in a position to play with great detail and effort, I fully encourage them to do it. I love AJ”

Brown and the Eagles will be back in action on Sunday against the Rams and it sounds like he’ll be taking his skills along for the ride once again.

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