AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith join Robin Lundberg to talk about the disappointing end to the Eagles' season and what the future holds in Philadelphia.
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00:00 I'm Robert Lumberg, joined by Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers Devontae Smith and AJ Brown,
00:04 who are here on behalf of Bounty.
00:07 You know, and guys, a little bit of a messy end to the season,
00:10 but new coordinators and everything has changed.
00:12 In the spirit of Bounty, has the Eagles situation been all cleaned up?
00:16 I like the way you put that. That was a nice setup.
00:19 That was a nice setup.
00:21 You know, hopefully we're turning in the right direction.
00:23 We'll have to see over time.
00:25 New season, you know, got some new things we got to work on.
00:29 So we'll see when we get there.
00:30 Now, one thing you guys are seeing is the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.
00:36 Obviously, you beat them last year sitting at home.
00:39 Devontae, is it tough to watch that team go to the Super Bowl?
00:43 Not at all.
00:44 I mean, it's football.
00:46 If we ain't got somebody, we gotta be there regardless.
00:48 All right.
00:49 Well, I mean, the quarterback there is Brock Purdy and AJ.
00:51 He's been a very polarizing topic of conversation.
00:54 I'm interested, your perspective as a receiver.
00:56 What do you see from Brock Purdy and what word would you use to describe him?
01:00 You know, I think I'm gonna refrain from asking that question.
01:04 I'm neutral in this situation.
01:06 Devontae, you have any opinion on Purdy?
01:11 I think he's a good quarterback.
01:15 You know, he does a good job, you know, finding his guys,
01:18 getting the balls for his guys and let them do what they do.
01:23 All right.
01:24 You know, the topic of conversation is going to, especially if the Chiefs win,
01:28 get to that Mahomes-Brady conversation.
01:31 I'll throw it to both of you guys.
01:32 We'll start with you, Devontae.
01:34 If you were picking one of those quarterbacks to throw you the ball,
01:37 are you going with Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes?
01:39 I'd go Patrick Mahomes.
01:41 How about you, AJ?
01:42 No, I grew up a Pagers fan.
01:45 I was a Pagers fan all my life, so I'm definitely picking Tom Brady.
01:48 All right.
01:48 So you guys are torn between Mahomes and Brady.
01:50 Now, you both are catching passes from Jalen Hurts.
01:54 AJ, where do you see, you know, where he was last season versus where he was last
01:59 year to what you think he can be going into next season?
02:01 The sky's the limit for him.
02:04 He's going to work extremely hard to get better.
02:07 You know, I think as a whole, we just kind of, as a whole team,
02:12 we just kind of took a step back.
02:15 But, you know, like I said, I think things are turning in the right direction.
02:19 Devontae, you echoed that sentiment?
02:21 I think he's a guy, you know, you know he's going to push himself to be the best
02:26 that he can be.
02:27 So there's no doubt that he's going to come next year playing at an even higher
02:31 level.
02:33 And he demands it out of everyone else, and it makes everyone else want to play
02:36 to the standard that he's playing to.
02:38 AJ, your name is out there a lot with people talking about, you know, what might
02:42 be going on behind the scenes, what the organization's plans may be.
02:45 What do you make of all that?
02:47 Is that just noise in your mind?
02:48 You know, I've been through this before.
02:50 I'm a veteran at this point, you know.
02:51 So if something happens, my phone will ring and I'll be waiting.
02:55 If not, then I'll spend my time.
02:57 You're prepared, obviously, to be catching passes for the Philadelphia Eagles next
03:01 season.
03:01 I'm prepared to focus on my family at home and get better in the offseason.
03:08 Just see where this thing goes, you know.
03:11 It's chatter, though.
03:13 All right, Devontae, you know, you obviously, Alabama, have that connection.
03:16 What do you make of Alabama post Nick Saban?
03:19 How do you think they're going to go forward?
03:22 I think they'll be fine.
03:23 At the end of the day, you know, the standard is the standard.
03:27 So like, there's going to be a lot of guys going back around to, you know, try to get
03:31 back to how it was and things like that.
03:33 I think they'll be fine.
03:34 You know, before we get to the bounty partnership you guys are working on, one
03:38 more question Philly related, because I'm a big pro wrestling fan.
03:41 I was just curious if either of you guys is going to WrestleMania in Philadelphia come
03:44 April.
03:47 No, no, we won't put that in the promo package for WWE.
03:55 Let me know what you guys are doing with bouncy and how that partnership came to be,
04:01 you know, we consider ourselves on wingman.
04:04 So, you know, it's perfect opportunity and you know, you can't have football without
04:08 wings.
04:08 You can't have wings without bounty.
04:10 Cleaning up that mess.
04:11 Like I said from the top, right AJ?
04:14 That's right.
04:18 AJ Brown, Devontae Smith, Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers guys.
04:22 Appreciate the time today.
04:23 (whooshing)