But every head coach has different expectations of their players, particularly on what they should be doing on the sidelines. Yet, don’t expect Eagles coach Nick Sirianni to stop Brown from reading that book. In fact, he’s known about it for a long time now.

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is defending A.J. Brown, offering a strong argument about why he's fine with the star wideout reading on the sidelines during a game. Sirianni went to bat for his player,

Some in the media have criticized Brown’s reading, believing he was frustrated or disgruntled. On Tuesday, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni responded to those critics and criticized “lazy” journalism or people who give an opinion on a topic without proper research.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was the latest to weigh in on Brown’s reading habits during Tuesday’s appearance on Philly sports radio’s WIP Morning Show and said that he was completely “O.K.” with the Pro Bowl wideout’s behavior. Sirianni gave his full support to Brown for doing what he needed to do to mentally prepare for the game.

Nick Sirianni addressed the buzzy moment Tuesday during a radio interview, where he pushed back at speculation the receiver’s actions stemmed from agitation.

Asked if he was okay with the Eagles Pro Bowl receiver reading on the sidelines instead of engaging with the game on WIP's Morning Show, Nick Sirianni said yeah, he was, trashing any haters who used the video to slander Brown or his program as a whole.

Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown created a viral moment when he was seen reading a book on the sidelines during Sunday's NFC Wild Card

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown went viral on Sunday for reading a book while on the bench. Brown was reading a book called “Inner Excellence” during Sunday's wild-card game against the Packers and the book is now the top-rated book on Amazon.