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Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown gave his fans a scare while live-streaming his bike ride during the Eagles Autism Challenge race on Saturday morning.
It appeared that Brown’s Instagram Live video was cut short because he was nearly hit by a vehicle, but he avoided the close call:
Eagles Nation @PHLEaglesNation
AJ Brown was almost taken out by a vehicle on his bike ride this morning while participating in the Eagles Autism Challenge race, via his IG Live. 😬
He seems to fully okay, just a close call.pic.twitter.com/h8aON1yufl
Brown took to Twitter and clarified that he didn’t make contact with the vehicle and happened to drop his phone while getting out of the way:
AJ Brown @1kalwaysopen_
I’m fine everyone lol. Someone ran the stop sign😡 . I didn’t fall off my bike, I just dropped my phone and got out of the way . Stay safe everyone 👍🏽
An injury to Brown would’ve been devastating to the Eagles’ hopes to make it back to the Super Bowl for a second straight season. The 25-year-old was named to his second Pro Bowl last year after a dominant campaign in which he recorded 88 catches for 1,436 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Philadelphia can breathe a collective sigh of relief as Brown appears poised to duplicate that level of production this season.