A.J. Brown deletes X account, Eagles mentions from Instagram in ‘bulls–t’ report aftermath

The Eagles can’t seem to catch a break ahead of Monday’s wild card round playoff game against the Buccaneers. Their star receiver A.J. Brown had social media buzzing when he deleted his X account — and removed any mention of the Eagles from his Instagram on Friday, according to screengrabs that surfaced online.

He hasn’t addressed the matter, but it’s also not uncommon for pro athletes to take a social media hiatus during the playoffs. Brown didn’t practice Friday, according to Philadelphia’s 94WIP.com , after he sustained a knee injury in a 27 10 season finale loss to the Giants on Sunday. The three time Pro Bowler, who earned a second team All Pro honor on Friday, left the game with less than four minutes remaining in the first quarter and did not return.

Receivers in drills. No AJ Brown today (knee). #Eagles pic.twitter.com/tGKxDhA7sd Brown fumbled the ball after catching a pass from Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts on a slant and was seen grabbing his right knee while down on the ground. He walked off of the field and to the locker room under his own power.

An MRI did not show a torn ACL , and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported the injury isn’t believed to be serious. That came after Brown reportedly led a players only meeting last week in an effort to end the Eagles’ recent struggles. “We gotta start believing in our coaches,” Brown told his team, according to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer.

Brown also put together an escape room for his team the week prior as a bonding event, according to Eagles’ offensive lineman Jordan Mailata, who praised the wideout for being a “great leader.” The team event came amid a report by The Philadelphia Inquirer that the Eagles were dealing with a fractured locker room — and that an anonymous veteran captain complained about Brown’s emotions running high.

Brown, who is a team captain, recently addressed the report, which claimed he was the source of “locker room poison” and called it “bulls–t.” In a separate situation, Brown refused to speak to reporters after a 35 31 loss to the Cardinals at Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 31, and some speculated he wasn’t happy with being limited to four catches for 53 yards.

Brown also addressed that and said he was only upset due to his fellow receiver, DeVonta Smith, going down with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter. He said he apologized to his team after they had to answer questions on his behalf. The Eagles’ defensive struggles have been on display in the latter half of the season.

With one of the easiest schedules, Philadelphia went 1 3 to end the season, losing to the Seattle Seahawks, Giants, and Arizona Cardinals. Hurts said Thursday he had yet to throw a football since injuring the middle finger on this throwing hand in Sunday’s loss to the Giants, and that it’s a “day by day thing.” He was limited during practice on Thursday and was seen throwing in warmups with the team on Friday.

The Eagles visit the Buccaneers in the wild card round of the playoffs at 8 p.m. on Monday..