Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown didn’t just go viral this week, he flipped the locker room conversation on its head.
During a conversation with some young men, the Pro Bowler stepped away from game talk and stepped directly into the uncomfortable.
With zero filter, Brown addressed what he sees as a growing and normalized issue in NFL culture: the unchecked objectification of women, porn addiction, and a lifestyle of excess that exposes personal problems among players.
“I truly feel like as men, we need to sit down and we need to talk more about…on some real time porn.”
Brown didn’t name names or call out anyone directly. Instead, he aimed at a culture that, in his view, glorifies conquest and casual objectification while quietly enabling destructive behavior.
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“There are guys in the league getting in trouble with women,” he said. “And we may laugh at it… But that’s a problem,” he said.
For Brown, the issue isn’t just about having money or fame. It’s about what happens when personal vices—lust, ego, addiction—collide with that access.
“Whatever problem that you may have deep down inside that you’re not telling nobody about, get some bread. Get some money. Get whatever you desire,” he said. “I promise you, that shit going to show up. And you’re not going to be able to hide it.
What really hit home was Brown’s take on how porn culture has seeped into NFL spaces, desensitizing players and fueling toxic perspectives.
“You may think, like, ‘Oh man, she look good.’ No—you’re looking at her as an object, not a human being,” he said. “I see that sh*t all the time from my teammates.”
Brown didn’t sound like he was preaching rather processing. It was the accountability and awareness that came with it. He wasn’t coming from a holier-than-thou place. He was saying: We have a problem, and we need to talk about it.
The Eagles star made it clear that money doesn’t fix you. It reveals you.
“When you get that bread, who you really are comes out,” he said. “So you gotta make sure you’re doing what you’re supposed to do and being who you’re supposed to be before you even get to that level.”
Brown’s honesty was refreshing, especially in a league where image is everything and vulnerability is often seen as a weakness. What he offered wasn’t a callout, but a call-in for men, especially Black men, to confront the emotional and psychological baggage that often gets buried beneath the grind, the contracts, and the bravado.
