The star of the Philadelphia Eagles AJ Brown understands the importance of taking a few pages out of a book whenever you can – even on the sidelines of an NFL playoff game.
Brown, 27, was filmed by Fox cameras reading while sitting on the bench at the Eagles’ Wild Card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 12, which raised some eyebrows for football fans watching at home.
“Reading a book instead of yelling at your quarterback for dropping you on a long touchdown,” wrote one viewer via X. “AJ Brown is an A+ teammate and scholar.”
Another joked: “Packers are such asses, AJ Brown started reading a book in the middle of the game 😂.”
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As it turns out, Brown’s reading material comes with a specific purpose. The wide receiver was reading from a self-help book called Inner perfectionwhich he said he brings with him to every “peace” game.
“This is the first time I’ve heard you’ve caught me on camera,” Brown told reporters after the game. “There’s a lot of points there … there’s a lot of mental parts. For me, the game is mental. I believe I can do anything.”
Brown explained that the book helps him “refresh every drive, whether I score a touchdown or drop a pass, I always go back to that book every drive and refocus.”
After the game Brown a reporter showed James Palmer a number of the passages from the book he highlighted.
One of them read: “We’ve all had moments when everything came together in perfect harmony: sacred moments when we were completely immersed in the experience and felt fully alive. When those moments come, we wish, even for a split second, that we had the courage to follow that risky path wholeheartedly.
After Brown’s viral moment, Inner perfection – which is written by a professional baseball player Jim Murphy and released in 2020. — a #1 hit on Amazon’s bestseller list.
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Eagles quarterback Jaylen Hurts was asked about Brown’s reading habits during his post-match press conference on Sunday, saying “I’ve never seen him read.”
“I’ve seen him with the book in his hands,” continued Hurts, 26. “Everyone has a different thing, finds their flow in different ways. That’s how he chooses to do it.”
Hurts and the Browns combined for just one pass completion during Sunday’s game, but the Eagles were able to beat the Packers 22-10.
They advanced to the NFL Divisional Round on Sunday, January 19 vs the winner of the game on Monday, January 13 between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings.
