PHILADELPHIA − As edge rusher Jaelan Phillips called his trade to the Eagles "literally the greatest thing that’s happened to me in my whole life," star-crossed wide receiver A.J. Brown was holding court on the other side of the locker room talking about his reaction to trade rumors circulating around him.

A.J. Brown didn’t spend the bye week wrapped up in the madness of the trade deadline and the external speculation that surrounded his Eagles future. Rather, Brown says he planted himself in his yard and played football with his toddler son,

We've spoken about A.J. Brown a lot over the past few weeks, and it seems like a lot of that can die down for now.

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown did not play in the team’s win over the Giants in Week 8, but the bye week gave him extended time off and it looks like he won’t miss a second game.

The most recent one came after the Eagles beat Minnesota and he had his best game of the year, catching four passes for a season-high 121 yards and two touchdowns. Brown did not speak to reporters after the game and then didn’t speak to reporters ahead of the Eagles’ Week 8 game against the Giants because he was dealing with a hamstring injury.

Eagles receiver A.J. Brown was back at practice today and addressed his health and his name being in trade rumors before the deadline.

On Thursday, the Eagles held their first practice of the week, and NBC Sports Philadelphia's Dave Zangaro reported Brown was practicing. "AJ Brown (hamstring) is practicing today," Zangaro wrote. AJ Brown (hamstring) is practicing today.

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