After much hand wringing over his status this week, the Eagles have made a final call on wide receiver A.J. Brown's availability for their game against the Giants Sunday.
Brown will miss the rivalry game with a hamstring injury, Philadelphia announced Friday afternoon. It will be the first game the Ole Miss product has missed this year, and only the fifth regular-season game he's missed since joining the Eagles in 2022.
The 28-year-old has been in the headlines frequently this year in the City of Brotherly Love as Philadelphia's offense has regressed from its 2024 Super Bowl run. The Eagles are currently 26th in the NFL in total offense, which would be their lowest ranking in that category since 1999.
Brown specifically is averaging 56.4 receiving yards per game, which would be a career low if sustained over a full season. The three-time Pro Bowler has caught 29 passes for 395 yards and three touchdowns thus far.
Philadelphia, despite everything, leads the NFC East by a game and a half over the second-place Cowboys (and two games over the third-place Commanders). With Dallas visiting the upstart Broncos, the Eagles have a golden opportunity to extend that lead even without Brown.
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