Eagles Owner Makes Surprise Decision in A.J. Brown Dispute
While the Philadelphia Eagles are by far the most recognizable part of his business portfolio, it’s not the only thing Jeffrey Lurie has to do.
He’s also an Academy Award winning film producer with the type of business acumen you can’t get from a Harvard MBA — he borrowed $185 million to buy the Eagles in 1994 and the team is now valued at approximately $8 billion.
So, with a net worth of $7.6 billion, when Lurie shows up at practice on a random Thursday in November, it’s worth remembering how valuable his time is. He wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t important.
In this case, the important thing was putting out fires in the locker room of the defending Super Bowl champions at the behest of famed Eagles head of security Dom “Big Dom” DiSandro.
This particular fire was caused by star wide receiver A.J. Brown, who went on social media (again) to vent his frustrations with the Eagles offense, this time describing the season as a “(expletive) show” during a Twitch livestream.
The Eagles are 7-2, winners of 3 consecutive games and have a 3-game lead in the NFC East Division.
“Today at Eagles practice Big Dom got Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and AJ Brown together and it looked like they had a very good conversation about AJ‘s frustration and they all want the offense to be better,” NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark wrote on his official X account on November 13.
Ask yourself — what would you do if someone you were paying $32 million per year constantly complained about their job?
You might want to go have a talk with them.
Lurie’s Family Money Came From Hollywood
Lurie is the heir to a family fortune that began when his grandfather, Philip Smith, founded the General Cinema movie theater chain in 1935, which became one of the largest drive-in movie theater and movie theater chains in the country, and at one point operated over 1,500 screens across the U.S.
Lurie actually failed in two previous attempts to buy NFL franchises when Robert Kraft beat him to buy the New England Patriots, and Stan Kroenke beat him out to buy Los Angeles Rams before finally spending $185 million to buy the Eagles in 1994.
He’s also won 3 Academy Awards for documentaries, including “Inside Job” for Best Documentary Film in 2011 and “Summer of Soul” for Best Documentary Film in 2022.
Eagles Owner No Stranger to Controversy
While common sense tells us Lurie was probably at practice to have a “Come to Jesus” moment with Brown, a 3-time NFL All-Pro, he may have just been there to commiserate on how to make it through various media landmines of your own creation.
As Lurie passionately campaigned to keep the Eagles’ signature Tush Push play legal this summer, he ended up in his own maelstrom due to his comments doing so.
“Lurie (said) regardless of whether the play was banned, it was a ‘win-win’ for the Eagles, adding that it was like a wet dream for a teenage boy’ to create a play that was so successful that the only way for it to be stopped was for it to be banned,” ESPN’s Seth Wickersham wrote on May 21. “ … executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent chastised the Eagles owner for the ‘wet dream’ comment, specifically for saying it in front of women in the meeting.”
CeeDee Lamb Fires Back After Critics Call the Dallas Cowboys a ‘Washed-Up Team’
The Dallas Cowboys have never been strangers to criticism, but the noise around the franchise has grown noticeably louder in recent weeks. After a string of inconsistent performances, several national analysts labeled the Cowboys a “washed-up team,” suggesting that the league had finally figured them out and that their playoff window had quietly closed. The comment sparked a wave of reactions across social media—and eventually drew a strong, composed response from star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Lamb, who has quickly become the face of the Cowboys’ offense, was asked about the criticism during Thursday’s media availability. Instead of dismissing the narrative or firing back emotionally, he addressed it directly.
“People outside can say whatever they want,” Lamb said. “But nobody in this locker room believes we’re done. If anything, the criticism just reminds us how high the expectations are for this team. Washed up? No. Hungry? Absolutely.”
Analysts have pointed to several issues as reasons for the Cowboys’ struggles: injuries to key players, an unsteady offensive rhythm, defensive lapses in late-game moments, and inconsistent execution on long drives. But Lamb emphasized that none of those challenges have affected the team’s confidence.
“This is the NFL—you’re going to hit rough patches,” he continued. “But great teams respond, and that’s what we’re built to do. We’re not folding. We’re not backing down. We know what we’re capable of.”
Lamb’s teammates echoed his sentiment, with several describing the narrative as premature and exaggerated. One unnamed veteran noted that the Cowboys are still very much in the playoff hunt and have the pieces to make a late-season push.
Still, the criticism has clearly struck a chord throughout the organization. Sources inside the team say the comments have been circulating in group chats and team meetings—not to create tension, but to fuel motivation. Head coach Mike McCarthy reportedly told players earlier this week that “nobody decides your story but you,” a message that resonated with veterans and young players alike.
For Lamb, the focus remains on action rather than words.
“We’re not here to convince the critics,” he said. “We’re here to prove it on the field. And trust me—we’re far from finished.”
As the Cowboys prepare for their upcoming matchup, the question now shifts from whether they’re “washed up” to whether this wave of criticism might be exactly what they needed to spark a late-season resurgence.
