The Jalen Hurts-A.J. Brown saga finally got the moment Eagles fans had been waiting for.
After a second day of joint practice between Philadelphia and New England, Brown and Hurts spoke, hugged and shared a brief conversation once practice wrapped on Thursday. NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Dave Zangaro laid out how it happened, and Eliot Shorr-Parks posted the scene on social media after the two got together.
“After Day 1 of joint practices, we learned that Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown hadn’t spoken since Brown was traded to the Patriots on June 1.
These two were once best friends and were huge pieces to one of the greatest eras of Eagles football. So while we knew they were no longer tight, it was a shame to think their relationship was almost nonexistent.
But then this happened on Thursday:
AJ Brown goes up to Jalen Hurts after practice
The two hug and talk for a little pic.twitter.com/58UlUOFIhI
- Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 20, 2026
It was good to see them catch up and spend a happy moment together after joint practices wrapped on Thursday. Those two won a Super Bowl together and will forever be a part of franchise history.”
That exchange felt like the first real sign of closure after months of noise around their relationship. Brown and Hurts had not spoken since the trade, and the awkwardness has been hanging over this story since reports two years ago said their friendship had cooled. The tension carried into last season, and Brown’s frustration with the Eagles’ offense and his role in it ultimately led to the move to New England.
For a lot of Eagles fans, that conversation was enough to finally put the whole thing to bed. But not everyone wanted to leave it there.
SportsRadio 94 WIP’s Spike Eskin pushed back on Brown walking over to Hurts after practice and questioned why it happened then instead of earlier.
“You have to ask yourself why did he run up to Jalen Hurts today? He's had three months to talk to him since the trade, he had all of yesterday.
He didn't. If he wanted to resolve this he could have resolved it several times.
He didn't have to wait till the practice was over. Cameras were there.
Everybody's watching. Now let me be the one to run over to Jalen.”
Eskin repeated the point and made clear he wasn’t buying the timing of the moment.
“You have to ask yourself why did he run up to Jalen Hurts today? He's had three months to talk to him since the trade, he had all of yesterday.
He didn't. If he wanted to resolve this he could… pic.twitter.com/F8C7lneLem
- SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) August 20, 2026
Still, the day ended with Hurts and Brown actually talking, which is more than Eagles fans had gotten before. After two years of this storyline, that may be the closest thing to an ending anyone was going to get.
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