Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown will be out of Monday’s game against the visiting Atlanta Falcons due to a new hamstring injury.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday morning that Brown had been downgraded.
The 27-year-old made a surprise appearance on the injury report on Friday and was only present for a limited time at the last two training sessions.
“It was a little tense yesterday in practice,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Saturday morning. “We’ll see how it goes.”
Brown had five catches for 119 yards and a touchdown in Philadelphia’s 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Philadelphia Eagles still don’t know the status of wide receiver AJ Brown for Monday
Brown was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and has 384 receptions for 6,066 yards and 43 touchdowns in 78 career games (70 as a starter) with the Tennessee Titans (2019-21) and Eagles.
DeVonta Smith and newcomer Jahan Dotson would face increased workloads if Brown were to sit out or be limited against the Falcons (0-1).
“That guy is being judged unfairly because he’s not getting the opportunities that other guys are getting,” Sirianni said of Dotson. “I feel really good about Jahan. I mean, first-round pick, obviously, we traded him and feel really good about him.
“He’s a smooth route runner, all that stuff. I just think that position (the No. 3 receiver in the offense) gets unfairly judged sometimes, just because they don’t get the opportunities that these other guys do.”
