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The Eagles are missing AJBrown with a knee injury against the Jaguars

The Eagles are missing AJBrown with a knee injury against the Jaguars

AJ Brown He left Sunday’s win over Jacksonville after the first half with what the Eagles said was a knee injury. He didn’t come back.

Eagles, Nick Sirianni he said after the game, they are waiting for more information about their main striker, who caught the ball twice for 36 yards before halftime.

Brown returned to the field after halftime, but then left and went to the locker room before the offense took the field in the second half.

It’s unclear when Brown was injured, but he recovered slowly after being hit hard on a 16-yard reception with less than two minutes left in the first half. During the game, Brown fell to the ground after taking a hit to the back. He immediately rolled over, obviously in pain, and began to bend his leg.

“I hope he’s OK,” Sirianni said. “He’s obviously one of our best players and we missed him on the pitch.”

When Brown dropped out, his racemate, DeVonta Smithincreased. Smith only scored once in the first half, but had three receptions in the second, including two big catches on a key play in the fourth quarter. First, Jalen hurts he hit Smith down the left sideline for a 46-yard gain. Three plays later, on third-and-22 from the Jacksonville 25-yard line, Hurts threw the ball into the back of the end zone, which Smith caught with one hand and dragged with both legs for an improbable touchdown.

“I thought DeVonta did an incredible job in his absence,” Sirianni said. “He won even more balls and made some unreal moves.”

Brown, who led the Eagles with 408 receiving yards on Sunday, missed three games early in the season with a hamstring injury.

Next weekend, the 6-2 Eagles will travel to Dallas to face a struggling 3-5 Cowboys team that has suffered its third straight loss. The Eagles have firepower with Smith and Saquon Barkley withstand a minor injury to Brown, although they are obviously at their best when Brown, one of the league’s top players, is healthy and playing.