Brown racked up 66 yards after the catch on Sunday, and 42 of those yards came AFTER contact – that led the NFL this week. Some of that production came when he lined up outside the numbers, but the veteran also saw plenty of time inside as well. In fact, 28.6 percent of Brown’s snaps came in the slot on Sunday. It’s not a place unfamiliar to him as Brown played the majority of his college snaps inside at Ole Miss, but that versatility is key in regards to his role in this scheme.
“One thing we always take great pride in is that when you have good playmakers, you want to move them around,” Head Coach Nick Sirianni said on Monday afternoon. The coach said that’s something he believes in, saying he’s done that going back as far as his days with Keenan Allen in San Diego with the Chargers.
No matter where he lines up, you can be sure that Brown will find himself ready to make big plays for this Eagles offense on a weekly basis here this fall. One game in, and he definitely feels like the real deal.
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