Brandon Graham retracts bold claim on Hurts & Brown-What's happening in Philly? | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, Kevin Wildes, and Coach Eric Mangini react to Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham’s comments about Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown's strained connection. They discuss whether Graham’s retracted statement hints at deeper issues within the Philadelphia Eagles' locker room and what it could mean for the team moving forward.
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[@walkdiesel34]

Yall overreacting because yall been digging for something all year!!! I'm glad they gave yall something to hang on. Watch this make them better while yall start to looking for something else to try to tear them down!!

[@GoatedAtNFS]

how hard is it for players to keep things in house and get off of podcasts and radio shows where people will ask you questions about the locker room? you’re not the kelces. they are a COMPLETE outlier. COMPLETE outlier.

[@primetime8183]

This PLUS the fact that they would never start problems in their own locker room

[@ronaldpatterson1701]

Obviously, very hard cause we hear bout their problems all the time😅😅

[@HockeyDudeJames2]

Why? Because one of them is dating the most overrated artist in the history of man kind?

[@FaceFamous]

​@@HockeyDudeJames2big facts

[@chiggsytube]

@@HockeyDudeJames2 Because the draw for the Kelces is their personal chemistry. Travis and Jason are great together.

[@Laverntempleton]

Sports media: 90% gossip 7% gambling picks 3% actual coverage/analysis Edit: to you guys in the comments, this is just an observation, never said it wasn't entertaining. relax.

[@CaseyLynn-i7u]

And worthless tiers where the show homers the players and teams they like, and they are always at the top. I haven't what the bad joke that is Nick's tiers in months. They are bad. It just Nick punking teams a teams they should be high ranked and KC no matter how they play will be number 1

[@reviewer0418]

why are you even here watching this

[@CanuckifyouBuck]

As long as you know that

[@Chudsic]

@@reviewer0418 it defies reason, they just like to hear themselves talk. Or i guess watch themselves type

[@DarthBinky89]

You sound like a Philly fan😂

[@UEMusic09]

Social media has created an atmosphere where whatever you think you say

[@byronsmith3152]

It really is ruining sports. Niners have been a victim of this nonsense as well.

[@bluecrasher7710]

So this is social media's fault 😂 He's 36 years old ffs

[@dmarr4941]

​@bluecrasher7710 In a way yes, but the mentally weak are extremely susceptible. I agree with you, but social media has gotten people way too comfortable because they post everything and then start to say it all.

[@ecpracticesquad4674]

Best thing anyone can do is delete twitter, Facebook, avoid comment sections (the irony of this comment not withstanding), etc. It’s all toxic trash.

[@vinnievinnie-sj5kr]

@bluecrasher7710what does being 36 have to do with anything

[@davidsalzone719]

What’s really confusing to me is that AJ is actually on pace to mirror his first 2 seasons in PHI statistically… he’s just missed a few games so total production is down a bit. Obviously with the addition of Saquon, his targets would go down a hair, but not suprisngly, his efficiency on those targets are way up. He’s actually balling and on a 1,511 yard pace if you take out the 1/3 Jacksonville game where he got hurt. Lol

[@We__Lit]

Great breakdown. With that said… AJ brown is the biggest diva in the NFL

[@QuintenJames-d9d]

Marijuanna gotta be stopped😊​@@We__Lit

[@tite732]

I really don’t think Aj was going at Hurts. I think he was just being honest about the passing in general. Sometimes we looks stale. Hurts is not the best passer. But overall he is a great Qb. Time will tell .

[@ХорхеГарсия-э5е]

I think you should be showing that to AJ Brown himself

[@DayDayTurner-nm2yj]

Facts

[@LLuminated]

Oooo new thumbnail style I see

[@kingbakare870]

Thought I was the only one that noticed it yesterday

[@billymartin4363]

Coach is spot on

[@l.a.mcmullen969]

It's such a big difference in responses when you watch this show and the facility talk about this subject

[@MellowMir]

For gods sake it’s not about us throwing it more it’s about Jaylen missing easy targets when we do throw. AJ Brown literally said to Saquon that he thought he was the best in the league so he obviously understands why we run so much. But with Hurts underperforming on pass plays (check downs and abandoning the pocket way too early) it makes sense for him to criticize him.

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

This is insane. To all of a sudden have this kind of drama when the team is 11-2 on an 8 game win streak is stupid.

[@tombradley2446]

9 game* but yeah, lol

[@AeroSpxce]

They were 10-1 last year when it started

[@RashaadOwens]

The implosion is coming!

[@mr.b6629]

Tell AJ Brown that!!!

[@caikedelivery3736]

Really wish Nick got to make his point at the end there, cause I agree. Pittsburgh can absolutely abuse this rift that’s been created with good defense on AJ. And if things heat up in game, who knows how it’ll go down.

[@tlm19670]

Bookmarking this, just in case

[@timmartin2417]

Yes

[@DukesWin]

Eagles gonna beat those frauds by double digits the Linc gonna be rocking

[@ccselmo9363]

Do I play AJ in fantasy this week?? It’s the playoffs 😭

[@greatwhite3676]

Yeah if they start slow Brown will start acting simian

[@murt5121]

So obvious that BG’s original comment was about how AJ and Hurts relationship is different now that they’re on the same team. They are more than “just” friends now, they’re coworkers. They are still friends, they will always be friends, Hurts is literally AJ’s daughter’s godfather. Of course the media will run away with this, do not be surprised if it has 0 effect on anything moving forward. Also, AJs comment that started this whole thing was not even directed at Hurts! The entire passing game plan has been questionable for a couple weeks now and that has nothing to do with Hurts.

[@GahloWake]

Yup. This has always, to me, been about competitive people not wanting to accept good in the strive for greatness.

[@murt5121]

@ surprised Wildes hasn’t chimed in with his iron sharpens iron quote. How do you invent a quote and then barely use it?

[@chiggsytube]

@@murt5121 That's a bible quote I believe.

[@bridgelyferell1350]

This show really started off with not stats but gossip

[@nicholaspreciado7658]

That’s every media outlet like what? When’s the last time you saw one of these morning sport shows actually use statistics to back up there claims? Haha

[@Ostenjoyer]

Uhh, its an nfl player saying something that is controversial on one of the best teams in the league,??? Every other nfl show is doing this also

[@LobCity54321]

This was not the first segment

[@wealthyfuture999]

wtf ?? how do you give stats for a player airing out team locker room business??

[@kingmunk9485]

And you watched it 🙃

[@Messigoat1033]

It was around this time the last year Philly team started to crumble. As long as AJ brown keeps acting like a diva then the team will struggle in the playoffs.

[@doriankelly5795]

As long as they on the opposite side of the bracket of the lions they’ll be Ight

[@RobertBallz]

What a diva. One of the highest paid receivers and guaranteed salary. He is jealous of Barkley getting all the attention.

[@everythingweather]

It was this time last year the Eagles were in their Supernatural Funk.

[@doriankelly5795]

@ bruh u sound dumb he couldn’t care less if he doesn’t have more attention then saquan

[@antoinewilliams9689]

QB is the weak link period

[@douglasanderson5516]

Isn't Graham the Eagles MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEE??

[@eamonkelley3811]

What does community service have to do with this

[@ACU_misfit]

Ikr 😂

[@kleatise52]

Yes so he’s a good man so what

[@kleangreen596]

Wtf does his off the field charity has to do with this? My goodness are u a bot?!

[@Mike-c8l2v]

Not no more

[@alfarouqaminufor3892]

WRs are divas and always will be. Especially since contracts are so lucrative now, it’s all about getting individual numbers.

[@alexandergoldsmith5575]

The conversations had this week are going to start a fire, and light them all the way to their first rings. AJ gotta understand 200 yards in a playoff game will change the dynamic of his career forever. If AJ put some effort into routes when Jalen threw the ball, he might throw it more.

[@jonsnipe5484]

Was Graham high😂😂 how do you say that 😂😂😂 this is hilarious

[@alexandergoldsmith5575]

Watch the tape. AJ blocks, but AJ also gets balls thrown in his direction and doesn't even put his hands up if it's not close. Devonte makes that effort and it pays off.

[@TheAwesomeKid9000]

Shoutout coach at the end. Funk watch after 9 straight wins is nasty work

[@JustSomeGuy009]

Whenever a WR says the passing game has problems the media turns that into "WR complaining about targets". That's not fair. The passing game has objectively been bad. And I personally don't think AJ would even be upset if Smith was going off and he wasn't. The PROBLEM is the passing game has thrown for under 250 yards for like 9 weeks now. AJ is right. And IMO Jalen has been the problem.

[@gasoline3597]

I think that's the problem people are missing, it's not the fact that they are a run heavy team. The Lions and Ravens are also run heavy, but they also have pretty good passing numbers as well. They do not need to throw the ball more as I hear people suggest, I like their run/pass balance, Hurts needs to not hold on to the ball for so long. AJ was open on a lot of his slant routes in the panthers game and Hurts just did not throw it to him, he ended up holding on to the ball.

[@johnstuckert3292]

They got receivers running into each other on their routes. Which is obviously jalens fault

[@murt5121]

I don’t think this is a Jalen problem

[@johnstuckert3292]

@@murt5121 I was trying to be sarcastic if you meant me. If not, I do agree with you

[@murt5121]

@@johnstuckert3292 that was for the original comment. I agree with you, the scheming and game-plan has been weird. Been saying since Sunday that this is 25% a Jalen problem

[@JJwestoakland1200]

Can u c Martin raising a car out of a lake?? Wit Sharpe right there

[@nikopetropoulos3026]

Maybe it's a good thing that he said it. Perhaps it'll help iron out any issues rather than let them bubble under the lid til it bursts

[@Mgranadosv]

Nick to the Bud List for never watching Mad Men

[@Soundmind23]

Now Hurts gonna be forcing the ball to Brown just to keep his mouth shut then get picked off watch you heard it here first...

[@philipsutherin4518]

Love it 🖤💛

[@Ace-3.]

God bless everyone and have a wonderful day ❤🙏

[@justin4380]

BG was wild for this one

[@crayhack]

when the media hooked onto the AJ and Jalen butting heads narrative last time, they came out and he had a 150yd 3td game against the steelers. ironically they play the steelers this week

[@johnstuckert3292]

Time is a flat circle

[@bsmick6]

also, last year after the "incident" in week 2 against the vikings, he turned around and had 6 straight games with 125+ rec yds breaking Megatron's record. as an Eagles fan, I actually think a lot of good can come from this. I know AJ is just seen as another diva but I actually think he and Hurts have a symbiotic relationship where they keep each other in check

[@crayhack]

@bsmick6 yeah exactly, they are best friends, this is a nothing burger

[@jamesr2547]

Should have said the account was hacked!

[@christiancoates609]

Respect to the Don Draper reference

[@theprometheu5]

I nominate this for the “Totally unneccessary sports drama of the year”

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

2:33 - *Nick subtly nodding in agreement* 😂

[@mikem668]

Philly had this problem in the 70s. Three great players on the 76ers, but only one ball. Doug Collins, Julius Erving, George McGinnis. Sometimes less is more.

[@vdawg4074]

Thank you coach for that beautiful ending😂

[@vonversace]

BG was right, They will run with this n make it something

[@dixee]

This entire situation is overblown man

[@bennettgibson3738]

Great new thumbnail format!!

[@kghd2647]

The Supernatural Funk is making a return😂😂😂

[@semionjohnson1351]

When they destroy the Steelers I’ll come back to this comment

[@roronoaDzoro1111]

why is nick dissing the post game press conference those are iconic

[@xBlueWingMann]

Why do they allow Nick to cut them off like that, in every episode 😂

[@larry2281]

Imagine if the Eagles have another in-season implosion lol. The recipe is there.

[@animalfries1]

Oh right number 1 defense in the league, beating good teams, 9 game win streak, sounds like a recipe for disaster in my opinion

[@joshchavez8614]

Same team as last year only difference is saquon is saving them. You stop saquon you win the game.

[@bigchungus1848]

@@animalfries1 If Saquon is stopped then the Eagles will lose. Not saying that they will, but playoff defenses are VERY different than regular season defenses. Spags can stop Saquon.

[@animalfries1]

@@joshchavez8614 defense went from worst to first. Also we have lost games with saquon, undefeated when AJ is on the field

[@animalfries1]

@bigchungus1848 just cuz Jalen had a bad day throwing doesn't mean he can't throw. He's torched several teams with his arm this year, they'll be fine

[@robertrutenberg3919]

Media also is a huge joke! They make more about it!

[@reviewer0418]

This is where the rubber meets the road for Sirianni

[@NFace23]

This is officially completely overblown. AJ was asked what the weak spot of the offense is and he answered and he wasn't wrong.

[@air2079]

AJ Brown and Dallas Goddert for Maxx Crosby and Christian Wilkins straight up Howie! Balls in your court. Sometimes someone has to say something crazy. Go Birds!

[@Miller73]

Let’s go Wildes!!! 5:55

[@rebelhouse4352]

The 111 Duo will be okay they will pull it together 💪🏾

[@LiLWindex69]

This is getting out of control lol AJ was asked a question and he answered it with honesty.. relax everyone

[@KevinBryant-y7s]

They will turn this around and get on the same page. Jalen is missing his reads. Could have been handled better, but trust and believe they will work this out.

[@DemonsDEs]

If this was about the Chiefs you know Nick would be shooting it down like crazy.

[@kghd2647]

Chiefs players aren't in the media creating noise like this about teammates. That does NOT fly within the winning culture Andy Reid has built.

[@MikeDavis-be8gf]

​@kghd2647 whatever taylor swift Hollywood organization lol

[@marckusduverger9776]

This doesn’t happen on the Chiefs, excluding that one time with Kadarius Toney but he kinda lost his head

[@chiggsytube]

Of course the actual problem is that the exact thing that is allowing Saquon to have an MVP campaign, namely, every QB is seeing cover 2, to avoid big chunk plays, is why Brown's targets are down. Because if you let Jalen sling it like he was say, Stafford, he will throw the ball to the defense.

[@XX_truth.Hurts._XX]

I know a lot of people are mad at BG for saying what he said but I'm not. I'm actually glad that he had the balls to say something about AJ and to call him out on it. Had he not said anything at all yes there would be much less drama but we would have been left in the dark and not know what's really going on. We never would have known that there was personal beef between AJ and Jalen. Now that we know that it's easy to understand why there's no chemistry Between Hurts and brown. It's obvious that off the field issues are affecting on the field production and chemistry which is a much deeper rooted problem than we thought and BG is the reason we now know!

[@Underrated_Clips]

Dudes… lol. AJ has been clownin’ everybody with that clip 😂. He got y’all too. Media asks AJ every single week the same question about whether he is happy with his targets because Saquon is ballin’. He called the media out last week in fact. This time it happened to be a true statement because Jalen didn’t have an awesome game because Panthers frustrated the offense. The Whole team was frustrated. AJ answered “passing” and even smirked during it. It was obviously a bad day for passing. They are fine and AJ just owned and clowned the media for fun.

[@ericmclean4291]

I don't think Graham was mistaken with his analysis. They might do all of that stuff together but could noticeable that it's not like it's used to be. They've went to being tight to being cordial coworkers.

[@angeloewilson4209]

The media hates eagles trying to stir something up I hope them brothers stick together

[@AnDr3w066]

The media? Seems like the eagles are hating on each other 😂

[@murt5121]

This was probably a 2 minute discussion including a speech/apology from BG. Can guarantee this is an afterthought in house right now

[@STREAMSONLY-vt6gx]

More like they stir stuff up themselves...

[@MIAPhilly]

This kills me about our media, our fans, our team.... The division that's pushed on us. There is absolutely no need for this. Every member of the team can be better and has things to work on, period. Put your head down, keep improving and keep winning. Practice, practice, practice. I don't want another implosion, i want us to focus on the next team in the schedule and beat them and that's all. Heaven help us, Fly Eagles Fly

[@oblivionpro69]

There aren’t too many 17 year olds in college Broussard.

[@casonwinchester1469]

Ryan Williams in Alabama

[@lenhalz8086]

Thanks Coach. so many chatty patties want the Eagles to be in a free fall. They've been waiting all this time.

[@Carribla]

As a philly fan, i dont want a diva on the team regardless of how good he is. Teams like the bills got rid of theirs and benefited, and most teams dont have a smitty whos shown to want to win more than stat pas 🤷.

[@9-5Slayer]

Magini is the only sensible one here

[@bladebrown3754]

The defense and running game have been winning them games. If hurts and brown connection is off, it won't be detrimental.

[@warrenrambo]

We are not here to be friends, we are here to WIN FOOTBALL GAMES

[@davidclay2131]

You guys need to figure out a way to fix your audio so I don't have to keep hearing Brou gulping his drink

[@SonofShortMan]

Philly doesn't have enough TOP to get AJ more targets. Jalen needs to be better, sure, but the Eagles had I believe 9 possessions this week. That's nuts. And when you consider they don't do 6-10 play drives - they either go 3 and out or go down the field and score most of the time - there aren't a lot of 30-40 yard drives to pad stats like most other teams have.

[@JB19_92]

This is why I hate the media.

[@PURP710]

he said they were friends before this and ment they will be able to work it out. yall are the 17 years olds thinking this is anything.

[@Nater_V]

I like the new thumbnail

[@brucehicks5817]

KW, I have absolutely no clue what that take was.

[@brianmoss9399]

The glee that Brou had on his face is what’s wrong with sports media. Making mountains out of mole hills.

[@NateDawg920]

I'm surprised no one brought up Diggs..but Hurts is no Josh Allen, so that comparison may not fit as well.

[@yahcrack]

7:24 if they lose it and AJ get the ball it won’t be a problem but if he still don’t get the ball it’s a problem

[@fi7891]

Did y'all see Wilde's face?

[@Voidsway]

I don't think AJ wants the game plan to change. He just wants his throws when he is open or has 1v1 coverage. We all could tell Hurts is having an issue pulling the trigger and it's going to rub off on our receivers. You could say it already has.

[@greatwhite3676]

yeah because he stinks and the only reason he got paid is because hes black and the media loves him

[@melvinguz11]

🔥

[@JDNoble]

I’m not really worried. Sequon will continue to carry the Eagles like he has all season until someone stops him

[@Mahoota11]

Coach forgets that the funk last year started when the Eagles were 10-1

[@Krimson_24]

AJ brown is behaving the same way Flowers would if the Ravens were 11-2 and King Henry was running everyone. You gotta stick to your identity.

[@roddyb5310]

seems to me eagles community slowly turning on hurts but im not a fan of team so i dont know what going on fr one thing i know is never get info on a team from national coverage

[@tlm19670]

The local media is turning on Hurts far more than the fans, most fans are concerned but still have faith in his ceiling

[@bigchungus1848]

@@tlm19670 Can Hurts take over a game if he needs to? Like Mahomes or Allen?

[@tlm19670]

@@bigchungus1848 He has in the past, and I don’t really have a good reason to think he won’t again. I don’t think he’s as good a player as a Mahomes, Lamar, Allen, top five guys, but he’s a solidly top 10 QB with the unique skills and intangibles needed to be a franchise QB. I don’t think he’ll ever be in GOAT conversations, but I don’t really think he has to be. He’s a good player.

[@bigchungus1848]

@@tlm19670 Fair enough.

[@ericferrer6559]

I like how you guys made this about yourselves haha

[@CarlosTorres-lz9hl]

I think this is way overblown. The team will be fine. AJ just cares about having a balanced attack and having an aerial threat. Especially with AJ and Devonta on the team we should be doing way more than 100 yds a game passing. This will bite us in the playoffs if we get off to slow starts or fall behind especially in the second half. Jalen is missing wide-open reads and taking horrible sacks. AJ was asked a question and he answered. I believe we are gonna be more dynamic against the steelers this week. Go birds.

[@brucewallagainsttheodds1740]

He was causing double in Tennessee & now here we go again smh. You all are winning, any complaints or criticism stays in-house 💯💯💯.

[@briansandifer5286]

Mangini is the worst coach to give a hot take on this segment lol

[@draylovejr73]

Imagine the Eagles go on and win the super bowl with AJ and Smitty going crazy.. what would be the narrative then?

[@IMDR3W]

Wayyyy overblown. AJ will get his relax

[@igglesjawn3975]

Pretty much the entire team (including Jalen) echoed AJ’s comments. TBH, I would be upset if they hadn’t seen opportunity to improve. Dunno wtf BG is going on about.

[@StocktonSmurf]

Any team that barely beats the Panthers has locker room conflict the following week lol (LAC, KC, PHI, I’m sure there are more)

[@joesebol1425]

Genuinely curious on what conflict KC had. I know they weren't excited about it because they thought they would have a much easier win, but I never read anything about conflict. Certainly open to being wrong, though.

[@DemonsDEs]

I think football players think that they’re untouchable and that whatever they say to the media that it will have no consequences. Then when it gets blown up, they want to play victim or be apologetic. Can’t have it both ways.

[@hinata365247]

Yeah to me it don't sound like he was trying to out them, but that was bad.😂

[@brucewallagainsttheodds1740]

AJ- Brown should have shut his mouth when talking to the media or just lied & acted like everything was fine.

[@Dr3wba1111z]

James jones from the The Facility FS1 said it better, Jalen needs to play better. Point Blank, Period

[@babydriver8844]

I like bellichek in Cincinnati

[@timmartin2417]

Man wildes was so far off on this it almost got a little frustrating to listen lol

[@Tyquan-gz7zn]

BG calling a spade a spade,if you be around ppl you know what you know

[@christophermanley3602]

My theory is that Nick started this rumor.

[@thachamp06]

Wildes stole the “Eagles Hater” gimmick from Nick Wright. I never heard Wildes say anything positive about the Eagles but bro think the Patriots will do something every year

[@michaelroelant7134]

Finally somebody who makes sense bout wildes...

[@GiftsAndGrace]

Brandon Gramham knew what he was doing. He just made the issue public and forced their hand now they’ll have to fix it or the city will come down on them

[@sakthithanigai5036]

Leave it to AJ Brown to mess up the vibes of a 9 game win streak cuz his cry baby self cares about the stats more than wins

[@waynehead3106]

They 11-2 what's the issue 😂

[@joesebol1425]

What was their record last year when they fell of the cliff?

[@JamarAnderson-ug6we]

What;s up with that Peter Pan pin Nick?