A.J. Brown’s parting words for the Eagles were dripping in arrogance

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 11: A.J. Brown #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks off the field after his team's 23-19 loss against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images

As A.J. Brown made his final trip to the Eagles facilities to collect his things and say his goodbyes, he also made a stop at the wall of Pro Bowler pictures to add his signature. The new Patriots receiver didn't just sign his name, however, according to Mike Garafolo, Brown also included a message:

The best to ever play here. - Always Open"

Best wide receiver to play here? Maybe. Best to ever play for the Eagles? No. Not even close.

Brown finished his career in Philadelphia as the 9th-most receiving yards (5,034) in franchise history, just 15 yards above DeVonta Smith, who will assuredly take over at No. 9 within a game or two in 2026, and could even finish the season all the way up at No. 6 on the list behind Zach Ertz.

If Brown would've stayed with the Eagles, a spot among the Top 5 or 6 would have probably been his eventually - but, now he's in New England, and he has a chance to fall out of the Top 10 altogether if Dallas Goedert has 400 receiving yards this season.

Even without being at the top of the all-time receiving yard list for the Eagles, Brown does hold several single-season records for the franchise, including

• Single-Season Receiving Yards: 1,496 yards in 2022, and he holds the No. 2 spot with 1,456 yards in 2023
• Consecutive 1,000-Yard Seasons: 4 consecutive seasons (2022-2025)

Brown was certainly on track to top many more records if he would've finished his career in Philly, instead of forcing his way out of the organization - but since that's not the case, instead of being known as the best to ever play here, the WR will end up a footnote from one of the Eagles more dominant eras, whose career in Philly ended with a lack of effort and respect for the city.