Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown is listed as questionable for the team’s home opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.
Brown, 27, popped up on the injury report Friday with an ailing hamstring issue. He was listed as a limited participant for Friday and Saturday’s practices and was not present for the open portion of practice on Saturday.
“Just got a little tight in practice yesterday,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said on Saturday morning. “We’ll see how that goes.”
Brown had five catches for 119 yards and a touchdown in Philadelphia’s 34-29 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Brown has 384 receptions for 6,066 yards and 43 touchdowns in 78 career games (70 starts) with the Tennessee Titans (2019-21) and Eagles.
DeVonta Smith and newcomer Jahan Dotson would see a larger workload should Brown sit out or be limited against the Falcons (0-1).
“That guy gets unfairly judged because he doesn’t have the opportunities that other people get,” Sirianni said of Dotson. “I feel really good about Jahan. I mean, first-round pick, obviously, we traded for him and feel really good about him.
“He’s a smooth route runner, everything like that. I just think sometimes that position (the No. 3 receiver in the offense) is unfairly judged at times just because they don’t get the opportunities these other guys are gonna get.”
–Field Level Media
