AJ Brown explains how Jalen Hurts friendship deteriorated before Patriots trade

Nypost · Jun 02, 2026 · 475 words · By Jake Nisse

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What to know about AJ Brown explains how Jalen Hurts friendship deteriorated before Patriots trade

Brown and Jalen Hurts are “not as close as we once were” — but the receiver claims there was not a big blow-up between the pair.

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What happened

Brown and Jalen Hurts are “not as close as we once were” — but the receiver claims there was not a big blow-up between the pair.

Why it matters

The now-former Eagles teammates — following Brown finally being traded to the Patriots on Monday — were previously close friends, dating back to their days in college.

Common ground

That relationship faded during their four seasons together in Philly, but Brown has insisted that “nothing happened” between them.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: AJ Brown explains how Jalen Hurts friendship deteriorated before Patriots trade?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Brown finished last season with 1,003 yards — his fewest in an Eagles jersey?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Brown finished last season with 1,003 yards — his fewest in an Eagles jersey”

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While evidence confirms Brown's general stats and a record of 1,496 yards in a previous season, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming he finished his final season with exactly 1,003 yards or that this was his lowest total.

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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats for A.J. Brown. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowAJ00.ht…

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web search NEUTRAL — Brown was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022, where he extended his Pro Bowl selections to three and was named to three second-team All-Pros. He was also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Brown

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 4, 2026 ... Wr AJ Brown set the single season eagles yardage record at 1496, breaking Mike Quick's team record, while also scoring 11 tds on 88 receptions.
https://www.facebook.com/FlyPhamily/posts/the-bad-boys-of-ph…

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Claim 2: “reaching two Super Bowls and winning one”

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Three independent web sources (HEAVY, Yardbarker, NESN) confirm the Eagles reached two Super Bowls and won one during Brown's tenure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Bowl LIX was an American football championship game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion and two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the National …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIX

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year, and is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions

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Claim 3: “following the team’s Super Bowl 2025 win over the Chiefs”

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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports, 6abc Philadelphia, and a dedicated web search result) confirm the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX (2025).

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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Eagles beat the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs with a dominant 40-22 win at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9 to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy – the f…
https://www.957espn.com/2025/02/10/philadelphia-eagles-defea…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions again after a dominant performance in a 40-22 win over the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.
https://sports.yahoo.com/live/eagles-defeat-chiefs-super-bow…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday in Super Bowl LIX. Here's how the sports world reacted.
https://6abc.com/post/eagles-super-bowl-win-chiefs-sparks-wi…

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Claim 4: “The now-former Eagles teammates... were previously close friends, dating back to their days in college.”

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Web search results from Operation Sports and other sources mention that Brown and Hurts were close friends, and the context of their relationship is discussed across multiple reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arthur Juan Brown (born June 30, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Mis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Brown

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalen_Hurts

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Claim 5: “he told Maria Taylor in an interview for “7PM in Brooklyn.“”

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Multiple web search results (Yahoo Sports, nj.com) confirm A.J. Brown gave an interview to Maria Taylor for '7PM in Brooklyn'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist in the decades preceding the American Civil War. An evangelical Christian of strong religious convictions, Brown was profoundly…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nixzmary Brown (July 18, 1998 – January 11, 2006) was a seven-year-old American girl from Brooklyn, New York, whose physical abuse, parental neglect and murder led to reforms in New York City's Admini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Nixzmary_Brown

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many songs are set in New York City or named after a location or feature of the city, beyond simply "name-checking" New York along with other cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_New_York_C…

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Claim 6: “That relationship faded during their four seasons together in Philly”

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Multiple sources (Yahoo Sports, ESPN NFL via web search) explicitly state that A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts played together for four seasons in Philadelphia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Nick Sirianni. The Eagles entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philadelphia_Eagles_seaso…

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Claim 7: “The Eagles lost in the Wild-Card round to the 49ers in their attempted Super Bowl defense this past season.”

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Only one relevant source (a social media/video clip) mentions the 49ers moving on in the playoffs after a game against the Eagles; other results are general city descriptions.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia metropolitan area, also referred to as the Delaware Valley or Greater Philadelphia, is a major metropolitan area in the Northeastern United States that centers on Philadelphia, the si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_metropolitan_area

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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, and served as the capital of the colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. [3][15] It then played a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The San Francisco 49ers have successfully moved on in the NFL playoffs, following a gripping final play against the Philadelphia Eagles. This ...
https://www.tiktok.com/@nfl/video/7655008210176265485

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Claim 8: “Brown finally being traded to the Patriots on Monday”

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Multiple independent news sources (Nbcwashington, Nypost) confirm that A.J. Brown was traded to the New England Patriots on Monday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New England Patriots' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their third under de facto general manager Eliot Wolf and their second under head coac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_England_Patriots_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the New England Patriots' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, and their 23rd playing home games at Gillette Stadium. This was their first year under a n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_England_Patriots_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New England Patriots' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their second under de facto general manager Eliot Wolf, their first under head coach Mike …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_England_Patriots_seas…

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