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National reaction to A.J. Brown being ruled out for Eagles wild card matchup vs. Bucs

We’re looking at the national reaction to the news that A.J. Brown will miss the Eagles Wild Card matchup against the Buccaneers

The Eagles are a little over 48 hours away from returning to Raymond James Stadium for a Wild Card weekend matchup against the Buccaneers, and they’ll be without All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown.

Brown suffered a sprained knee in the Week 18 loss to the Giants, and has yet to practice while working to be as close to 100% possible before returning to the lineup.

Brown had a dominant 2023 campaign, logging 106 catches for 1,456 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was named a Pro Bowler and a second-team All-Pro.

With the Eagles final practice of the week set to begin, we’re looking at national reaction to the news that Brown will be out.

A.J. Brown to miss Eagles Wild Card matchup vs. Bucs with a knee injury

A.J. Brown is expected to miss the Philadelphia Eagles Wild Card matchup against the Buccaneers with a knee injury

The Eagles will hold their final practice of the week before departing for Tampa Bay, and the team is expected to play without All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown.

Star quarterback Jalen Hurts is a safe bet to play, according to Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter, after dislocating the middle finger on his right throwing hand.

Fowler had this to say about Brown on the morning segment of ESPN’s SportsCenter.

“Now this is a situation in doubt, A.J. Brown. I’ve talked to a source who said that it’s not looking great for him to play Monday night. Still not determined yet. I’ve talked to another source who said it’s going to be a tough call; they’ll give him more clarity over the weekend. But the knee is still an issue and so he hasn’t practiced all week. We’ll see if he can get out there in some capacity today but really not looking great right now. They could be without their top option.”

Brown reportedly wants to be as close to 100% before returning to the field.

The news of Brown’s potential game status came after the star pass catcher deactivated his Twitter (X) account and wiped his Instagram page of all Eagles-related references.

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WATCH: A.J. Brown greets Nick Sirianni, Eagles after avoiding serious knee injury

After exiting Philadelphia’s Week 18 loss to the Giants All-Pro WR A.J. Brown was the first person to greet Nick Sirianni and his Eagles teammates heading to the locker room

Philadelphia’s best player may have avoided suffering a significant injury.

After a nine-yard catch and run, Brown was tackled hard by the Giants Nick McCloud, as the defensive back forced a fumble and forced the Eagles star down to the turf on his knee.

Brown was eventually helped off and forced to exit the matchup with one catch for five yards.

Philadelphia went on to lose, 27-10, in the regular-season finale, but Brown wasn’t down and was moving around well, meeting his teammates in the tunnel and dapping each player and coach up.

Report: A.J. Brown avoided ACL tear after exiting Eagles matchup vs. Giants with knee injury

A.J. Brown avoided ACL tear after exiting Eagles matchup vs. Giants with knee injury

A.J. Brown was forced to exit the Eagles season finale with a knee injury, but Ian Rapoport reports that his ACL is intact, and that’s good news for a team struggling to generate any offense without their dynamic duo.

After a nine-yard catch and run, Brown was tackled hard by the Giants Nick McCloud, as the defensive back forced a fumble and forced the Eagles star down to the turf on his knee.

Brown was eventually helped off and forced to exit the matchup with one catch for five yards.

Brown earned another All-Pro nod, and entered the game just 49 yards shy of breaking his single-season team record (1,496 in 2022).

In Week 16 vs. Arizona, Brown officially broke Mike Quick’s 16-game Eagles record (1,409 in 1983) after doing so in 17 games in 2022.

A.J. Brown exits Eagles’ matchup vs. Giants with scary looking knee injury

Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown exits matchup vs. New York Giants with a knee injury

The Eagles are playing for a chance to earn the No. 2 seed in the NFC, and as the Cowboys struggle with the Commanders, Philadelphia’s best player may have suffered a significant injury.

After a nine-yard catch and run, Brown was tackled hard by the Giants Nick McCloud, as the defensive back forced a fumble and forced the Eagles star down to the turf on his knee.

Brown was eventually helped off and forced to exit the matchup with one catch for five yards.

Philadelphia is already without DeVonta Smith, and with Brown listed as questionable, Brian Johnson’s offense will rely on Quez Watkins, Olamide Zaccheaus, and the great Julio Jones.

Here’s the media reaction to Brown’s injury and one 94 WIP radio host screaming, “I Told You So.”