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Eagles’ A.J. Brown, Jeffrey Lurie stage mid-practice meeting

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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie met on the sidelines with receiver A.J. Brown in the middle of practice Thursday to discuss the three-time Pro Bowler’s disenchantment with the team’s offense.

According to reports, Lurie and Brown spent 10 minutes hashing out Brown’s complaints via social media and traditional media regarding his reduced role in the Eagles’ offense.

Brown earned second-team All-Pro recognition in each of his first three seasons with the Eagles, during which he was targeted 400 times for 261 receptions, 4,031 yards and 25 touchdowns over 47 games. That works out to 8.5 targets, 5.6 catches and 85.8 yards per game.

This season, Brown amassed just 54 targets, 31 catches and 408 yards in eight games heading into Sunday night’s matchup with the Detroit Lions — well below his usual numbers.

“It’s not just solely about my situation,” Brown said after Wednesday’s practice. “I want to win, too. I think if we’re really focused on winning and doing our job, we can’t just keep slapping a Band-Aid over the defense doing their job and getting us out of trouble. At what point are we going to pick up our slack as an offense?”

The Eagles (7-2) enter Week 11 with a commanding lead in the NFC East over the Dallas Cowboys (3-5-1), though their offense has been less impressive than in last year’s run to the Super Bowl title. Philadelphia ranks 12th in the NFL in scoring (24.2 points per game) but is 23rd in total offense (303.2 yards per game).

The Eagles’ defense stands 10th in points allowed (21.3 per game) and 18th in yards allowed (327.9 per game).

Also on Wednesday, Brown shared his personal frustration while playing a game of Madden NFL online. The stream captured Brown saying, “Family is good. Everything else, no. It’s a s–show.”

–Field Level Media

Sep 14, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) warms up prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Eagles WR A.J. Brown clarifies comments about ‘meeting’

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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown took to social media on Friday to clarify his postgame comments about failing to recall if he met with quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley to address the team’s issues on offense.

The “meeting” reportedly occurred on Monday, one day after the Eagles’ 21-17 loss to the Denver Broncos.

Both Barkley and Hurts confirmed the meeting took place, with Barkley saying it was a “good thing” and stressed that it was not a traditional players-only meeting in which “all hell’s breaking loose.”

Brown, however, had a different answer when approached by reporters after the Eagles dropped a 34-17 decision to the New York Giants on Thursday.

“I don’t recall a meeting. I don’t know what you’re talking about it,” Brown told reporters with a smile. “You need to talk to them. I don’t recall. I don’t recall.”

Brown tried a different approach on Friday.

“Just to clear this up. That wasn’t a meeting or a sit-down,” Brown wrote in a post to X. ” I said ‘I don’t recall’ because it got painted like there was tension and (Saquon) had to step in. That’s not true. I was walking to my car, saw them, and stopped to talk. Nothing more.”

Brown, 28, has 25 catches for 274 yards and one touchdown in six games this season for Philadelphia (4-2).

Brown has compiled at least 1,079 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons with the Eagles and helped them win Super Bowl LIX, with 12 catches for 163 yards and two touchdowns over four playoff games last winter.

–Field Level Media

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell welcomes fans to the 2025 NFL Draft before the first round on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The draft runs through April 26. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Report: NFL to OK participation in flag football at Olympics

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NFL team owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics during Tuesday’s spring league meeting in Minneapolis, ESPN reported.

At least 24 of the 32 team owners need to approve the resolution.

Should that be the case, the league will then need to come to terms with the NFL Players Association as well as the International Olympic Committee.

Also on the table is the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the “tush push” short-yardage play commonly used by the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the Detroit Lions’ request to reseed playoff teams based on their regular-season record. ESPN, however, reported that those votes are not expected until Wednesday.

Should the flag football proposal be approved, it would permit no more than one player from each NFL team to participate. It also would allow a team’s designated international player to play for his home country.

The NFL proposal includes a few caveats that would protect teams in case of injuries, including providing salary cap credit for any players hurt while participating and establishing “certain minimum standards for medical staff and field surfaces.”

The 2028 Summer Games are scheduled to take place from July 14-30, 2028. NFL players generally are off during most of that period before the start of training camp.

–Field Level Media

Jan 1, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders helmet on the field before the game against the Cleveland Browns at FedExField. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Vote on Commanders sale not on owners’ upcoming agenda

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NFL owners will not vote on the sale of the Washington Commanders when they meet next week in Minneapolis.

Jeff Miller, the league’s vice president of communications, public affairs and policy, said the league still is reviewing the details of the $6.05 billion purchase by Josh Harris and partners from Dan and Tanya Snyder.

Instead, NFL owners will be updated about where the team sale stands.

“There is work that goes into that, and staff is doing that now,” Miller told reporters on a conference call.

Miller didn’t offer a timeline for a vote, other than to say the process was taking place “expeditiously.”

Last week, the Snyders entered into the purchase agreement with Harris, who owns the New Jersey Devils of the NHL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA.

Once the transaction is completed, it will set a record for the highest price ever paid for a North American sports franchise.

–Field Level Media

Dec 4, 2022; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders speaks during a press conference at the Arrow Touchdown Club. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Colorado regents to meet to discuss Pac-12 troubles

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Colorado’s board of regents will meet in a special session on Wednesday with questions about the future of the Pac-12 swirling amid its inability to secure a lucrative television rights contract.

The board will meet in executive session with the agenda topic listed as “Legal advice on a specific matter — athletics update on PAC 12.”

ESPN reported that the board is expected to discuss the television negotiations.

The special meeting comes following a recent Yahoo report that said the Big 12 has reached out to Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Arizona State to determine their level of interest in jumping to that conference.

Power-conference shuffling has been ongoing since mid-2021, when Texas and Oklahoma announced their intentions to leave the Big 12 in favor of the Southeastern Conference. The Big 12 tapped into new markets by moving to add BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF.

The pending exit of Southern California and UCLA for the Big Ten has left the Pac-12 vulnerable as it hasn’t been able to secure a deal without teams in the Los Angeles market.

Colorado left the Big 12 for the Pac-12 in the 2011 academic year. Its football program, now led by coach Deion Sanders, is poised to regain prominence on the national landscape.

–Field Level Media

Jan 8, 2023; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) walks off the field following the game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Aaron Rodgers, Packers meeting over 2 days

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In the wake of missing the playoffs after an 8-9 finish, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, talk show host and Rodgers confidant Pat McAfee said Tuesday.

McAfee has Rodgers on “The Pat McAfee Show” for a weekly interview spot, including during the NFL season. On Tuesday’s show, he said he was told Rodgers could not make their usual Tuesday spot.

“That’s because Aaron Rodgers is meeting with the Packers today and tomorrow,” McAfee said. “These are said to be lengthy meetings. We don’t know what’s going to come from them.”

Rodgers, 39, is at the center of speculation that he could retire — or force his way out of Green Bay, where he has played his entire 18-year NFL career.

He was caught on NBC’s mic Sunday night telling Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams that he didn’t want to do a jersey swap with him because “I gotta hold on to this one.”

Asked after the game about the exchange, Rodgers said, “I think I might have told him I’d give him a jersey when we played in Detroit, so I’ll probably have to send him a jersey. But there’s just some special ones that I like to keep. So it was nothing against Jameson. I’ll make sure I send him one, but I kind of want to keep this one.

“There’s just certain jerseys you like holding onto like, you know, playing Chicago or (playing a) big Sunday night game, so just a little bit different I guess.”

In the spring of 2021, it was reported that Rodgers vowed he would not play for the Packers again. Assuaged by the front office, he came back and won his second straight MVP and fourth of his career that season.

The following offseason, Rodgers signed a contract extension that kicks in in 2024 and keeps him a Packer through 2026.

General manager Brian Gutekunst is scheduled to meet with reporters Friday.

–Field Level Media