The sixth season of Aj Brown in NFL was probably the most striking. All-Pro receiver delivered to the third consecutive 1,000 yard season and was a key part Philadelphia Eagles’ Run to the Super Bowla title.
Before he jumped into the NFL, Brown ended up with just under 3000 received yards with Ole Miss rebel during his time college football star.
While Brown became one of the best players in his sport, there was a time when he thought about a different path.
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Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receivable AJ Brown talks to the media on May 2, 2020. In the money complex to Philadelphia. (Andy Lewis/ICON SPORTSWIRE via Getty Images)
The three-time Pro Bowler managed to do well in football and baseball at Starville High in Mississippi. He also played in 2015 Under Armor High School All-America Baseball Game.
Brown admitted that he was alarmed by the stubborn ability of the castle who competed in that game, which led to his decision to continue football.
“I’ll tell you when I made the decision to play football. I’m right on the right field. I’m in the game All-America in Chicago. First it was like 97 (MPH) -97 off the RIP? I usually faced 85 years,” Brown explained during a recent appearance in Podcast “Million Dollaz Valuable Game”.
Broad receiver Philadelphia Eagles AJ Brown responds after defeat during the first half against the Pittsburgh Steeler on December 15, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
“Still, we are still in high school. So, these are all high school players, and these guys are likely to go in the first round. I see him throw a slope, which is like a 90 km / h ball. I’ll see if I can go here and hit this and hit this.”
Brown attracted interest from MLB teams, And San Diego Padres drew him in one of the later rounds in 2016. Brown, however, was chosen to attend a college in his native Mississippi and headed for a football route. Brown earned the first-team All-Sec honor during his prominent career in Ole Miss.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver aj Brown during warming against Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia 29. December 2024. (Eric Hartline/Imagins Images)
Earlier this month, Padres Scout, Stephen Moritz, recalled Brown scouts a decade ago and saw his elite athletism.
“You’re never sure,” Moritz told MLB.com. “As scouts, you are in the wrong more often than you are right. But I was sure how much I could have been [that] He was a good striker. He was great on the field. There were too many athletes. There was a natural ability. You add all his tools together, that was the only thing I was quite convinced I was in. This guy will be a good striker in big leagues. “
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In 2020, Brown described in detail how baseball helped him to design him into a football player as he is today.
“You catch the ball with your eyes,” Brown told ESPN. “Baseball really helped me for football. When you follow the ball, especially a deep ball, it helped me a lot. I played Central Field in a baseball. On a deep passage in football, judge it and follow it like a central striker.”
AND Tennessee Titans Chose Brown in the second round of the NFL Draft 2019 and traded it to the Eagles during the NFL 2022.
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