The Philadelphia Eagles made A.J. Brown the highest-paid receiver in the NFL, but the Pro Bowl wide-out dismissed the significance of that standing.
The $32 million-per-year average worth Brown is in new big money — coming two years after he was traded to Philly and signed a four-year, $100 million extension — makes him the top-paid wideout in terms of annual value, and the $84 million in total guarantees are the most for the position.
Brown says “Its nothing. Nothing,” he told reporters Tuesday in reply to what it means to him. “I want to prove it. We don’t play on paper. Nobody cares what’s in the bank account when you step between them lines.”
Brown inked a three-year, $96 million contract extension late last week.
Part of Brown’s dismissal about being the top-paid wideout might have to do with the knowledge that his compensation will soon get trumped by the likes of CeeDee Lamb, Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. After all, Brown’s deal came about 30 hours after the Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown briefly took the title.
“Highest-paid” honors in the NFL are fleeting. Brown is after a different sort of award: a Lombardi Trophy.
Brown said he hopes the new extension, which puts him under contract through the 2029 season, means he’ll be retiring one day in Philly.
