Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown got more attention than he was probably expecting when he changed his profile picture to an image of former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Within an instant, the internet broke with trade speculation, and an innocent gesture paying homage to the greatest quarterback in NFL history quickly went off the rails. Things got so bad that Brown actually felt the need to hop on social media and explain himself.
“TB12 is my favorite player ever. I watch the dynasty and it brought back some memories from my childhood,” Brown posted in the now deleted post on X. “Go look up what he did in 2015 when he was doubted/ disrespected. Yeah I see the disrespect. Motivated … yes. That’s it I Did not think changing my pfp to the greatest qb ever would cause controversy. Take Care.”
Brown was a Patriots fan growing up to the point that he admitted to crying when the team didn’t select him in the 2019 NFL draft. Instead, the Patriots used their first-round pick on N’Keal Harry in one of the worst misses in franchise history. If only New England could Marty McFly their way back to that moment again for a do-over.
Here’s what fans were saying on social media: