AJ Brown ruffled more than a few feathers on Thursday. The Philadelphia Eagles forward caused a stir on social media after changing his profile picture to legendary quarterback Tom Brady on his Instagram account. This, along with Brown reportedly deciding to follow Patriots players Jacoby Brissett and KJ Osborn, didn’t sit well with some Eagles fans.
Brown, who grew up a Patriots fan and cried when the team didn’t draft him in 2019, explained his decision to change his profile picture to Brady. In short, Brown credited being a Brady and Patriots fan growing up.
“TB12 is my favorite player of all time,” Brown wrote on he was doubted/disrespected Yeah, I see the disrespect Motivated…yes, that’s it, I didn’t think about changing my. [profile picture] to the greatest QB of all time would spark controversy. Take care of yourself.”
Brown then responded to a commenter who said he should have known changing his profile to Brady would create noise.
“I don’t live by the rules of the world,” Brown responded. “He’s retired and he’s the best person to touch a football. It’s not that bad.”
Brown is right. Changing your profile picture to Brady is no big deal. But that, combined with rumors of him following two Patriots, as well as being a Patriots fan growing up, has clearly led more than a few Eagles fans to speculate about Brown’s possible desire to dump Philadelphia for New England .
Brown may indeed want to play for his childhood team, but as he wrote Thursday, changing his profile picture to Brady is simply a matter of appreciation for the seven-time Super Bowl champion.