A.J. Brown made a name for himself in Philadelphia as a diva wide receiver. He finished with at least one thousand yards in every season, was selected to the All-Pro team three times, and hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. But through it all, he will always be remembered for the off-the-field drama that plagues his Eagles teams.
Last week, reporters and aggregators tried to capitalize on his reputation by spreading a false story about the receiver.
Brown did an interview with Maria Taylor. Taylor asked Brown if he felt like he was made out to be the villain in Philadelphia. Brown [said this in](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/no-a-j-brown-did-not-say-he-leaked-eagles-stories-to-the-media) return.
"I wouldn’t say ‘a villain,’ because some of the things that was done, it was done purposely to give us a push, you know?" Brown said. “I know if I said something in the media, I know it’s gonna propel us to work on it, because now everybody’s talking about it. You know, so it’s like are we gonna really — are we gonna fix it or not? We can’t keep saying, ‘It’s the standard, it’s the standard.’ And we’re not trying to truly get better."
Reporters far and wide heard (or likely didn't even bother to listen) this and headlined stories accusing Brown of "leaking" stories to the media.
Not once did Brown say he did that. He simply told Taylor that he knew if he pointed out a flaw in the team's game at the podium, then there would be more pressure on the team and the locker room to fix that problem and become a better football team.
How you feel about him doing that is up to you, but it's disappointing to see outlets like ESPN running a false story that is so easily debunked.
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