Wide receiver remains one of the Patriots' biggest needs. Can they fill it with a blockbuster trade this offseason?

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was subtlety asked about trading for Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown during a recent appearance on “The Greg Hill Show.”

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Jim Murphy, the author of "Inner Excellence," met after the wide receiver went viral for reading

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni pushed back on the criticism toward A.J. Brown after the wide receiver was reading a book during a playoff game.

PHILADELPHIA — The biggest injury concern as the Eagles returned to the practice field Wednesday in South Philadelphia was star receiver A.J. Brown, who has been dealing with a knee injury since the team’s Week 9 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and has been practicing very little in recent weeks.

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.

A.J. Brown had a novel ideal 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 flipped through the pages of “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy.

After the wide receiver was seen reading "Inner Excellence" on the sideline, the book hit No. 1 overnight on Amazon and got some funny reviews from Eagles fans.

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The Eagles returned to the practice field in the snow on Thursday, but star tight end Dallas Goedert was ill and could not participate. On a brighter note, All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown was a full participant after sitting out Wednesday for a rest day.

A.J. Brown reading on the sidelines during Sunday's wild-card playoff win catapulted the sales of "Inner Excellence" to the No. 1 best-selling book on Amazon. The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver didn't seem to mind that the book sales skyrocketed because he was reading it.