PHILADELPHIA — Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown could start a book club with his teammates. Brown, who received a lot of attention (good and bad) for reading on the sidelines during the Eagles’ home playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, reads “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy during games to help him stay engaged.

During the Philadelphia Eagles' Wild Card win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, cameras caught WR A.J. Brown reading a book on the sidelines.

After mindset coach Jim Murphy’s book made an appearance at Sunday’s playoff game, its web page has been flooded with positive reviews from football fans. Eagle-eyed NFL viewers witnessed a peculiar sight during the Philadelphia Eagles’ Sunday afternoon playoff game against the Green Bay Packers: wide receiver A.

PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Brown had a novel idea to pass time on the bench during Philadelphia’s wild-card playoff game. The Eagles wide receiver passed on the playbook and checked out an inspirational title — Brown casually ignored the action on the field and flipped through the pages of “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy.

A.J. Brown was not on the practice field at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday as the Eagles began their on-field preparations for their divisional-round playoff game vs. the Los Angeles Rams. No, he didn’t play hooky and go to a Barnes & Noble.