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By Reice Shipley
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Much has been made about the reported meeting between Philadelphia Eagles stars Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, and A.J. Brown ahead of Thursday's game against the New York Giants to discuss the team's offensive struggles. However, on Friday, Brown largely downplayed the significance of the meeting after previously forgetting that it happened entirely.
Speaking to reporters after Thursday's loss to the Giants, Brown was asked about the meeting, which Hurts and Barkley had already confirmed had happened earlier in the week. Surpisingly, Brown claimed that he "didn't recall" the meeting that the reporter in question was referring to.
This response from Brown certainly further ramped up the drama surrounding the team. On Friday, Brown addressed the matter, claiming simply that the "meeting" in question wasn't nearly as formal as Hurts or Barkley made it out to be.
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Instead, Brown claims that the conversation with Barkley and Hurts happened as he was walking to his car from the team facility, which is why he had forgotten about the "meeting" ever happening when asked by the reporter on Thursday night.
"Just to clear this up. That wasn’t a meeting or a sit-down," wrote Brown in a post on X. "I said 'I don’t recall' because it got painted like there was tension and Sa had to step in. That’s not true. I was walking to my car, saw them, and stopped to talk. Nothing more."
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Regardless of whether the meeting in question was a formal one or not, it certainly didn't seem to get to the root of the problem within the Eagles' offense on Thursday night.
Yet again, Philadelphia had troubles blending both the passing and rushing game in its loss to the Giants. For the fourth straight week, Saquon Barkley, who rushed for a league-leading 2,005 yards in 2024, was held under 60 yards rushing.
If we see the Eagles' offense continue to struggle moving forward, we may very well see a far more formal players only meeting involving more than just Hurts, Barkley, and Brown in the near future.
So now, all eyes will be on how the offense operates in the team's Week 7 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings and whether they can take efforts to right the ship after two straight losses.
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