A.J. Brown didn’t spend the bye week wrapped up in the madness of the trade deadline and the external speculation that surrounded his Eagles future. Rather, Brown says he planted himself in his yard and played football with his toddler son,

PHILADELPHIA − As edge rusher Jaelan Phillips called his trade to the Eagles "literally the greatest thing that’s happened to me in my whole life," star-crossed wide receiver A.J. Brown was holding court on the other side of the locker room talking about his reaction to trade rumors circulating around him.

The Philadelphia Eagles didn't trade AJ Brown ahead of the 2025 National Football League trade deadline despite some truly wild speculation out there. It's the

We've spoken about A.J. Brown a lot over the past few weeks, and it seems like a lot of that can die down for now.

The most recent one came after the Eagles beat Minnesota and he had his best game of the year, catching four passes for a season-high 121 yards and two touchdowns. Brown did not speak to reporters after the game and then didn’t speak to reporters ahead of the Eagles’ Week 8 game against the Giants because he was dealing with a hamstring injury.

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown did not play in the team’s win over the Giants in Week 8, but the bye week gave him extended time off and it looks like he won’t miss a second game.

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown needs 605 yards to reach 1,000 on the season for the fourth straight year. Stephen Maturen / The bye week is finished. The trade deadline has passed. The Eagles are preparing for a sprint into January — and perhaps February.

On Thursday, the Eagles held their first practice of the week, and NBC Sports Philadelphia's Dave Zangaro reported Brown was practicing. "AJ Brown (hamstring) is practicing today," Zangaro wrote. AJ Brown (hamstring) is practicing today.