Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown hardly could have had a better rookie campaign, and he’s earned his rightful recognition for it both throughout and after the season.
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin was just one of many who had praise for the wideout.
Ahead of the season, Brown was out to prove himself to people like Irvin, who he believed doubted him to an extent.
“I’m going to show you,” Irvin said that I’m the guy that’s hitting the scene, and I’m going to show you guys that you’re sleeping on me. I was like ‘Okay, you’re going to win Rookie of the Year, right?’ He actually is the Rookie of the Year. So he said it, and then he went about it and got it done. I can appreciate that, man. I’ve really grown fond of him.”
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He also had some, well, not-so-great words for quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
“He did that with Tannehill. Just imagine if you gave him a (Patrick) Mahomes or something,” he said.
Irvin partially credited Brown with Tannehill’s success in 2019, who had seen some inconsistency in his years with the Miami Dolphins.
.@michaelirvin88 with some high praise for @Titans WR @Brown1arthur from #SBLIV (while throwing some shade on Ryan Tannehill, who he remembers as a @MiamiDolphins and not the guy who led the NFL in passer rating in 2019).
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— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) January 30, 2020
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A long offseason stands between the Titans and their first game of the 2020 season, but Brown will look to continue his success as the team’s No. 1 wide receiver when it opens in the Fall.
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