The sixth season of AJ Brown in the NFL was probably his most memorable. The all-pro broad recipient delivered a third consecutive season of 1,000 meters and was an important part of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Run to a super bowl title.
Before he made the leap to the NFL, Brown finished with just under 3,000 receiving yards with the Ole Miss Rebels during his time as a College Football star.
Although Brown has become one of the best players in his sport, there was a time when he considered a different path.
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Philadelphia Eagles broad recipient AJ Brown talks to the media on 2 May 2020 in the Novacare complex in Philadelphia. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty images)
The triple Pro Bowler excelled in football and baseball in Starkville High in Mississippi. He also played in the baseball game All-America Under Armor High School 2015.
Brown admitted that he was alerted by the hard-throwing skills of pitchers who participated in that match, which led to his decision to pursue football.
“I will tell you when I have made the decision to play football. I am in the right field. I am in the All-America game in Chicago. The first was as 97 (MPH) -97 of the RIP? I was usually confronted with 85,” explained Brown during a recent performance on the “Podcast”.
Philadelphia Eagles broad recipient AJ Brown responds after a touchdown during the first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers December 15, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt slocum)
“However, we are still in high school. So these are all players in high school, and these guys will probably go the first round. I see him throwing an off-speed pitch, and it’s like a 90 mph break ball. I’m going to see if I can go here and this can hit.”
Brown attracted interest from MLB teams, And the San Diego Padres set him up in one of the later rounds in 2016. However, Brown Koos chose to go to university in his native Mississippi and the football route. Brown twice achieved the first Team All-SEC Honors during his striking career at Ole Miss.
Philadelphia Eagles broad recipient AJ Brown during Warming -Ups against the Dallas Cowboys on Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia December 29, 2024. (Eric Hartline/Imagn images)
Earlier this month, Padres -Explorer Stephen Moritz reminded himself to Scouting Brown ten years ago and saw his elite atletiek.
“You are never sure,” Moritz told MLB.com. “If scouts, you’re missing it more often than you’re right. But I was as sure as I could be (that) he would be a good outfielder. He would be great in the outfield. There was too much athletics.
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In 2020, Brown showed how baseball helped him to form him in the football player he is today.
“You catch the ball with your eyes,” Brown told ESPN. “Baseball really helped me with that for football. When you follow a ball, especially a deep ball, it helped me a lot. I played the midfield in baseball. On a deep pass in football, you rate it and follow it just like a midfielder.”
The Tennessee Titans Selected Brown in the second round of the NFL design of 2019 and traded him to the Eagles during the NFL design of 2022.
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