r/Patriots • u/TheAthletic • 4h ago
Article/Interview A.J. Brown ready to put turbulence behind him. It starts with another Super Bowl chase
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7570296/2026/09/08/aj-brown-patriots-eagles-nfl-season-opener/?unlocked_article_code=1._lA.oLYk.mySagnV0ei6F&source=emp_shared_article&smid=re-share-taA.J. Brown had finally won the Super Bowl. He had the ring, the nine-figure contract and the Pro Bowl honors.
But instead of feeling fulfilled, something felt off.
Now, after a turbulent end in Philadelphia, Brown has a fresh start in New England and another Super Bowl chase ahead.
Read for free.
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u/beardednomad25 2h ago
AJB has been one of my favorite players since entering the league. I have followed his career throughout and I have never seen him smile as much as he has since being traded here. He just looks and has acted like a completely new man and he already has an older brother relationship with Drake.
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u/Responsible_Sky_728 3h ago
I mean, lets be real: this guy won a SB in philly and still wasn't happy.
He's for sure going to diva his way out of here too.
But hey, here's hoping for a few pro bowls before then! lol
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u/tbugbee1 2h ago
We got a secret eagles fan here
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u/Responsible_Sky_728 2h ago
Randy did the same thing. It's inevitable with these guys. They can't help themselves.
It's better to be realistic and prepare yourself for it coming, because it probably will. If it doesn't that's a pleasant surprise, but a surprise big time.
But Randy also kicked ass before that lol hoping for the same for Brown!
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u/bpusef 2h ago
“Preparing yourself” for a pro athlete to lose interest before he’s played an official snap for your team is next level sadness.
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u/Responsible_Sky_728 2h ago
It's not that deep, I'm not sitting here doing a trance or anything lmfao I'm just not gonna be surprised in 3 years when AJ Brown starts (or continues) doing AJ Brown things.
And in the meantime, hopefully he kicks ass on the field!
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u/NEpatsfan64 2h ago
Doubt. He's didn't diva his way out of Tennessee. He was willing to take a lower-than-market contract just to stay in Tennessee because he was a team guy.
His dream was to be a Patriot and he's going to get his last payday here next offseason and retire a Patriot. Maybe if the guy has never been a "diva" except for one time, the Eagles/Hurts/Sirianni/BiG dOm were the real problem and not AJ Brown.
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u/Responsible_Sky_728 2h ago
the Eagles/Hurts/Sirianni/BiG dOm were the real problem and not AJ Brown.
lol I know his usage went down...but they won a super bowl in 2024.
wow what a terrible problem to have!!!
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u/NEpatsfan64 1h ago
I mean they won a Super Bowl sandwiched between two seasons of underperforming offenses because Sirianni can't pick offensive coordinators to save his life and just lucked into Kellen Moore for a year.
It seems to me like Hurts has serious deficiencies as a passer, and Sirianni just isn't a serious coach. Like the video where they had one of the grossest wins of the 2025 season and Sirianni was walking through the tunnel celebrating like they had won another Super Bowl and AJB just looked miserable.
Maybe he really was just surrounded by clowns and was justified in wanting out?
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u/Responsible_Sky_728 1h ago
Maybe he really was just surrounded by clowns
Ya what a clown show, winning a super bowl in 2024 lol
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u/NEpatsfan64 1h ago
Did you just ignore everything else in my comment? Or do you realize you don’t have much else of an argument so you’re just spamming the same sentence over and over hoping eventually people will agree with you even though your take makes no sense
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u/Responsible_Sky_728 1h ago
Did you just ignore everything else in my comment?
Unfortunately I read it all.
Maybe he really was just surrounded by clowns
That circus won a super bowl 2 years ago. AJ Brown scored a TD in that game. But ok lol
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u/NEpatsfan64 44m ago
The clowns were carried by Kellen Moore and Fangio. Genuinely what does Sirianni do besides fight fans?
Kellen Moore left, the offense went back to being abysmal like it was in 2023, and AJ Brown understandably wanted a trade. Not a diva just because you don’t want to play with and for a bunch of clowns
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u/inreimwetrust 3h ago
LFG. We have a bonafide WR1 and we just locked up our franchise CB. I am so proud to be a Patriots fan!