Ivey League Extra Credit: AJ Brown, all-time Ole Miss great, launches foundation
Talk of Champions
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4.7 • 677 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2024
⏱️ 4 minutes
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AJ Brown, on Thursday, became the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history, coming to terms with his Philadelphia Eagles on a new, three-year, $96 million-dollar extension.
But Brown’s reach goes far beyond the football field.
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| 0:00.0 | All-time Ole Miss football grade, A.J. Brown is too blessed to be stressed. |
| 0:04.4 | Hi, Ben Garrett here. I'm the editor of the Ole Miss Spirit, OMSPirit.com, and producer of the Ivy League, |
| 0:09.7 | a podcast hosted by third-year star Rebel defender, Jared Ivy, and powered by Riverland Roofing. |
| 0:14.9 | And this, this is Ivy League extra credit. Ground on Thursday became the highest paid wide receiver in NFL history. |
| 0:36.6 | Coming to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles on a new three-year $96 million extension, |
| 0:42.0 | Brown's now locked in through 2029 on his third contract. |
| 0:45.1 | His total guarantees of $84 million are also the highest ever. |
| 0:48.7 | Brown is a three-time pro bowler and former second round draft selection of the Tennessee Titans in 2019. |
| 0:53.3 | He's entered his sixth NFL season and third with the Eagles after being traded. |
| 0:56.7 | My father, you know, he just taught me to never run for my problems, you know, |
| 1:01.3 | face him head on. |
| 1:02.2 | And that's what I did when I was here at Ole Miss. |
| 1:04.0 | And, you know, it taught me a valuable lesson in life. |
| 1:06.0 | And, you know, I'm glad I didn't leave, you know. |
| 1:08.4 | I never really even had to thought. Totally, but, you know, but this is home. |
| 1:12.6 | This will ever be home, and I'm proud to say this is my home. |
| 1:15.6 | Philadelphia traded first and third round picks to Tennessee for Brown and immediately |
| 1:18.6 | signed into a four-year $100 million deal. |
| 1:21.6 | But Brown's reach goes far beyond the football field. |
| 1:24.6 | He returned to Ole Miss for the rebranded Grove Bowl games two weeks ago to launch his |
| 1:28.9 | AJ Brown Foundation, an avenue for Brown to fulfill a passion he's had since childhood of |
| 1:33.3 | giving back to youth in his old stomping grounds of Oxford, Philadelphia, and Stark Bowl. |
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