The Philadelphia Eagles won on Thursday Night Football, but you couldn’t tell they were up double digits based on the sidelines.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver A.J. Brown were caught having a sideline spat in Thursday’s 34-28 win over the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. It happened at the start of the fourth quarter with the Eagles up 27-14.
It got so bad that head coach Nick Sirianni had to come over to break up the heated discussion. Sirianni was seen talking with Brown as Hurts walked away.
After the disagreement, Hurts targeted Brown three times on the following series, which included a 25-yard touchdown that ultimately got wiped off the board due to a penalty. Brown finished the game with four receptions for 29 yards and was targeted by Hurts a total of six times.
Brown didn’t talk with reporters after the game, but Hurts gave some details.
“I think everybody wants to make plays and everybody wants to contribute,” Hurts said, according to ESPN. “I have no worry about him. He’s a great player, a great teammate, a great friend, and we’ll do anything and everything to win.”
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Thursday night belonged to DeVonta Smith who had four catches for 131 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
“That’s part of being a competitor, man. You always want to feel you’re a part of the team, helping the team and things like that,” said DeVonta Smith, who led the way with four catches for 131 yards and a touchdown in the 34-28 victory. “Anytime something like that is going on, it’s not anything bad. He’s not bashing nobody. He just wants to feel part of the team, wants to help us.”
Sirianni was asked about it and he was not sharing a single detail.
“The conversations we have on the field are going to be private,” Sirianni said. “And the conversations we have in our locker room are going to be private. Y’all don’t need to know what was going on right there.”
Brown is in his second season with the Eagles after being traded there by the Tennessee Titans.
He set career highs last year with 88 receptions and 1,496 receiving yards.
