Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown responded to the drama around him reading a book on the sideline during their playoff game.

PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Brown had a novel idea to pass time on the bench during Philadelphia’s wild-card playoff game. The Eagles wide receiver passed on the playbook and checked out an inspirational title — Brown casually ignored the action on the field and flipped through the pages of “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy.

Philadelphia wide receiver A.J. Brown is nursing a knee injury but will be available for the Eagles divisional round matchup against the Los Angeles Rams

A.J. Brown has no time for criticism of his reading habits. The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver went viral for reading a book on the sidelines during his team's 22–10 wild card round win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

The Philadelphia Eagles were able to get through a stern Wild Card test against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday without much of a passing game. Instead, it was the ground attack and the defense that led the Eagles to a 22-10 victory to advance to the Divisional Round.