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NFL: The Insiders on A.J. Brown

PodcastNFL Pro Week 6 Sunday Reaction Show | Out of Excuses
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his average speed on vertical routes in this game, his average speed on vertical routes was 13.87 miles per hour. If you're going back to 2025, his average speed on vertical routes was about 15 and a half miles per hour... So that's a significant decline in speed. And when your whole thing is I'm bigger than you, I'm faster than you. I'm going to moss you.
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Negative signalInjury

A.J. Brown's ankle has him 1.6 mph slower on verticals; drop rate up, impact unclear.

A.J. Brown's ankle injury is significantly slowing him down; his average speed on vertical routes this game was 13.87 mph compared to 15.5 mph in 2024 and 15.5 mph in 2023, a substantial decline. His calling card of being bigger, faster, and able to moss corners on 50-50 balls is compromised with both size and speed elements diminished, and he's now dropping passes he normally catches, including a touchdown and an onside kick he was specifically on the hands team to recover.

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