While Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown did not have his best season during the 2025 NFL regular season, he was also seen sparring on the Eagles’ sidelines with Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni in the middle of a game.
Former NFL QB Wants Eagles To Drop WR A.J. Brown
Brown has also not been the most reliable wide receiver in the Eagles’ corps, despite his veteran presence. It’s probably enough for some people to say that it’s time for the Eagles to move on from the disgruntled player.
One former NFL quarterback, who played for the Washington franchise, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore Ravens in a seven-year, somewhat injury-riddled career, is making that very claim.
“Yes, it’s time for the Philadelphia Eagles to move on from A.J. Brown,” Robert Griffin III said on his podcast “Outta Pocket with RGIII” along with his wife and co-host Grete Griffin. “It’s become too toxic.”
It’s time for the Philadelphia Eagles to trade AJ Brown. It’s become too toxic and it’s hurting Jalen Hurts.#RG3 #FlyEaglesFly #OuttaPocket pic.twitter.com/mP4PioPhWU
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) January 15, 2026
“That’s what I was going to say,” Grete said. “It’s become too toxic at this point.” “It’s become a distraction that was welcomed, you know, really early in the year by him and more so throughout the year,” Robert said. “And when you win, it’s not a problem in an NFL locker room.
“I’ve been a part of teams that were the closest ever and didn’t win a lot of games,” Robert said. “I’ve also been on teams that are fighting in the locker room at halftime, right before we went out and won a division championship in Washington.
“So, when I look at this from the Philadelphia Eagles’ perspective, when you win, it’s not a problem; when you lose, and that player that’s complaining is also the one dropping passes late in the game,” Robert said.
“Even early in the game, but especially late in the game, after you’ve gone toe to toe, you know, full-on measuring contest, with your head coach and then you’re dropping crucial passes that could put your team in position to win,” Robert continued. “It has now become such a big problem that it’s affecting everybody.”
According to the PFSN NFL WR Impact metrics, Brown finished the regular season with an impact score of 80.9 and graded out to a B-. This season, Brown had 78 catches for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns. He averaged 8.3 yards per catch while being a target for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.
But his attitude and overall behavior just might be enough to get Brown jettisoned to another team in the offseason.
