Eagles' AJ Brown has almost selected baseball through football

AJ Brown's season in the NFL was probably the most memorable. The All-Pro recipient delivered a third season in a row in a row and was an important part of the course of the Philadelphia Eagles to a great title.

Before he made the leap into the NFL, Brown ended during his time as a college football star with almost 3,000 yards with the Ole Miss Rebels.

While Brown has become one of the best players in his sport, there was a time when he thought about another path.

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The three-time Pro-Bowler was excellent in football and baseball in Starkville High in Mississippi. He also played in the all-America-Baseball game of the Under Armor High School 2015.

Brown admitted that he was alerted about the hard -moving skills of the jugs that started in this game, which led to his decision to pursue football.

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“I will tell you that I made the decision to play football. I'm in the right field. I am in the all-America game in Chicago. The first was like 97 (MPH) -97 from the Rip? I am usually with 85,” said Brown during a recent appearance in the podcast “Million Dollaz worth” Million Dollaz “.

The wide receiver AJ Brown in Philadelphia Eagles reacts after a touchdown in the first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 15, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

“However, we are still in the high school. So, these are all high school players, and these boys will probably go the first round. I see that he will throw an off-speed pitch, and it's like a 90 MPH ball. I will see if I can go here and beat.”

Brown sparked interest from MLB teams, and the San Diego Padres designed him in one of the later rounds in 2016. However, Brown chose college in his homeland Mississippi and took over the football route. Brown received the all-second award of the first team twice during his outstanding career at Ole Miss.

Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receiver AJ Brown During the warming up against the Dallas Cowboys in Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia December 29, 2024. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

At the beginning of this month, Padres Area Scout Stephen Moritz remembered that he had Brown Scout a decade ago and saw his elite sports.

“You are never sure,” Moritz told MLB.com. “As a scouts you are more likely than you. But I was as sure as I could be [that] He would be a good outfield. It would be great in the outer field. There was too much sportiness. There were natural skills. They add all of his tools together, that was the only one in which I was quite confident. This type will be a good outfield in the big leagues. “

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In 2020 Brown described how baseball changed him to the football player he is today.

“They catch the ball with their eyes,” said Brown to Espn. “Baseball really helped me with that for football. If you follow a ball, especially a deep ball, it helped me a lot. I played in the middle of the baseball. On a deep pass in football, judge it and follow it like a midfielder.”

The Tennessee Titans selected Brown in the second round of the NFL design in 2019 and exchanged it to the Eagles during the NFL design from 2022.

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