A.J. Brown had a novel idea to pass time on the bench during Philadelphia’s wild-card playoff game. The Eagles wide receiver passed on the playbook and checked out an inspirational title — Brown casually ignored the action on the field and flipped through the pages of “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy.

A.J. Brown explains why he was reading a book called Inner Excellence on Eagles sidelines during wild card game vs. the Packers

As the Philadelphia Eagles mounted a two-possession lead halfway through the fourth quarter, A.J. Brown took his seat on the sideline bench and reached to his right. Grabbing his well-worn copy of “Inner Excellence,