The Eagles are leaning hard into a new message this year, and it sounds a lot like a clean break from the tension that followed A.J. Brown.
Nick Sirianni has been driving the point home. Jalen Hurts has echoed it.
Even the team’s social media presence has reflected it. The theme is togetherness, and the message is clear: this group wants alignment, not side conversations.
Hurts said the tone was set right away.
"I think that’s something that, honestly, starts with Coach Sirianni and his messaging and his first words from yesterday's team meeting was being together and being aligned," Hurts said this week. "I was taking notes on it, and I thought about -- 100% alignment and zero entitlement.
That line lands differently when viewed against what unfolded last season. Brown wanted the ball, but the bigger issue was that he wanted to be used in a way that maximized what he could do.
He believed the Eagles weren’t doing that, and his frustration showed over the course of the year. His social media posts told part of the story, even after he said he would stop posting.
Eventually, he stopped speaking altogether.
Now the Eagles are operating in a different space. There’s no offseason drama hanging over the 2026 team, no public questions about how the passing game will be built around Brown, and no off-field storyline pulling attention away from the roster itself.
Instead, the wide receiver room has been reshaped with Dontayvion Wicks, Hollywood Brown, and Makai Lemon. The focus inside that group is on performance, not pecking order. Hurts framed it simply.
"I think everybody has a passion here," Hurts said. "If you’re on this roster, you’ve got a passion for this game."
That fits the larger standard the Eagles are trying to reinforce. The team is pushing accountability and togetherness as the foundation for this season, a shift from what they felt was missing a year ago.
The organization has built its identity around that kind of culture, and the results have been there: five straight playoff appearances, three NFC East titles, two NFC Championships, and a Super Bowl title over the past five years.
Sirianni said the expectations come with the territory, and the team believes its structure is built to meet them.
"We're very proud that we make the job description very clear for each and every one of our players and that we have a standard of what we do at each position," Sirianni said. "Obviously, there'll be different requirements and slightly different job descriptions, but the standard remains the standard, and we'll continue to grade upon that."
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