The Eagles’ overtures for A.J. Brown had been rejected and pushed back on—and during the process of trying to wriggle the Titans’ receiver free from the team that drafted him in 2019, the Philly cognoscenti gathered in GM Howie Roseman’s office to take a closer look.
Less than an hour into what was supposed to be a deep dive, with the first game they’d studied still on the screen, Nick Sirianni stood up. He’d been in the AFC South with Brown, as a Colts assistant. He’d studied Brown since then, too, to try to find things Philly’s receivers could learn from, and he had something to say.
“I’m good,” the coach announced to the room. “I know this guy. I played against him twice a year. Everything I see here, I already know.”
