A.J. Brown is not beating the "frustrated wide receiver" allegations ... at least not today.
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was spotted reading a book on the bench amid his own quiet game against the Green Bay Packers.
Now, as for the actual book he was reading, the internet moved fast with its detective work, operating on nothing but hope and some screenshots. And as you'd expect, the eagle-eyed sleuths came up with an answer minutes before the broadcast team confirmed it.
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy pic.twitter.com/B1LIbfbDKM
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) January 13, 2025
Inner Excellence is about to be #1 on @nytimes best seller list thanks to AJ Brown.
— Zach Soskin (@ZSoskin) January 13, 2025
Link to the book: https://t.co/5PZ2VCAs60 pic.twitter.com/ACiaOl7vbN
The book AJ Brown is reading is called 'Inner Excellence' 📚
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 13, 2025
📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/9o1RGD9hLn
Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life by Jim Murphy is a self-help book with a 4.36-star rating on GoodReads and a 4.7-star rating on Amazon. Murphy, himself a former outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, is a performance coach for "professional athletes and leaders around the world," per his bio on GoodReads.
"What a ride this book took me on. Wondering how this successful athlete achieved so much but later learned what really mattered," wrote one reviewer. "This is a great guide to help find and unleash your true self. Excellent resource for athletes, coaches, parents, careers of all sorts, you name it. Very much appreciate Mr. Murphy’s efforts in sharing his valuable insights!" added another.
As pointed out by Sportico's Jacob Feldman, Brown has apparently been carrying the book since at least October.
He's been carrying the book since at least October. Can't wait for reporters to ask about this postgame. pic.twitter.com/sluEefSqSq
— ✏️Jacob Feldman (@JacobFeldman4) January 13, 2025
But had we seen him reading the book during a game before? No, that's definitely new.
Needless to say, Brown's postgame presser is about to be interesting. And Jim Murphy is about to be a very rich man.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Internet Sleuths Already Found the Book A.J. Brown Was Reading on Eagles’ Bench .
