Eagles receiver A.J. Brown confirmed Wednesday that the NFL forced him to change his cleats during the team’s game against the Buccaneers on Monday Night Football.
Brown started the game wearing a set of highlighter-yellow cleats with a matching mouthguard. The two-time Pro Bowler registered the first two receptions in Monday’s game before he briefly went missing in action.
When he returned, Brown was wearing black cleats. As of now, it is not clear why officials allowed the Eagles wideout to begin the game wearing custom cleats, but the 26-year-old wasn’t pleased with having to change.