Jason Kelce's latest A.J. Brown comments required quick clarification originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
When comments require clarification mere hours after they were initially made, that usually means the speaker didn’t get his point across well.
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That’s apparently the case with former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce, who made some comments about Eagles mercurial wide receiver A.J. Brown that almost immediately needed clarification.
While discussing Brown’s on-field efforts during the 2025 NFL season during an appearance on 94.1 WIP in Philadelphia, Kelce said that Brown allowed his internal frustrations impact his on-field performance, which can be extremely frustrating for the other players on the team.
"He's just unfortunately a player who allows his internal frustrations to manifest into his play, and it makes him play worse and makes the offense worse and it makes his energy worse. Some guys can block that out and just go out and play football, he’s clearly not one of those guys,” Kelce said of Brown.
"…How hard is it to play with a player that’s not giving full effort? It’s incredibly frustrating. Any player that’s out there when you’re seeing a teammate not go all out, that’s all you want from your teammates, and that’s all we want as fans. It’s a really hard thing to optically watch, it’s frustrating to watch. Few things are infuriating more.”
Unsurprisingly, many fans in Philadelphia interpreted these comments as a dig at Brown. This feedback caused Kelce to head to social media to clarify his words and express support for Brown.
“It seems people are taking this as a dig on AJ Brown, which wasn’t really the intent of the response. It was apparent that AJ was frustrated, and it’s apparent that AJ lets that affect his play at times. That’s frustrating to watch as fans and people on the outside,” Kelce wrote on X.
“But it’s more important that his teammates and coaches for all of this external frustration still love and only say positive things about AJ. That probably means that his teammates understand where he’s coming from, and that’s what really matters. … I love AJ Brown, I loved him as a teammate, and I think if he ends up getting traded, the Eagles, and fans will end up regretting it majorly.”
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