Cowboys cornerback Stephon Gilmore and Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown exchanged some heated trash talk during Dallas’s 33—13 win over Philadelphia on Sunday night. The fact that Brown, one of the NFL’s best wideouts, didn’t run wild on the Cowboys is part of the reason they were able to emerge victorious. Dallas can thank Gilmore—and in a way—Brown, for that.
The Eagles wideout provided the Cowboys defender with some motivation through a comment he made on the first possession of the game. Gilmore told reporters that Brown called him “old,” adding that it “lit a fire under him,” per Nick Harris of the Cowboys’ official website.
Stephon Gilmore and A.J. Brown were jawing at each other for most of the game tonight.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) December 11, 2023
When asked about it, Gilmore said that Brown called him old on the first possession, and the rest was history.
“It lit a fire in me a little bit.”#DallasCowboyspic.twitter.com/feQ41lUm9c
