A.J. Brown was nearly hit by a car on Saturday morning while participating in a charity event. Brown, the All-Pro wide receiver that the Philadelphia Eagles acquired in a trade from the Tennessee Titans last year, was one of the players who participated in the bike ride portion of an annual event put on by the team that looks to raise money for the Eagles Autism Foundation.
While streaming on Instagram Live, Brown came to an intersection and very nearly got hit by a car, which led to him dropping his phone.
ALMOST Scary Sight 🫣
A car almost took AJ Brown out during a bike ride while participating in the Eagles Autism Challenge this morning.
No worries Eagles fans, he's okay and even had some jokes😂
(via @1kalwaysopen_, @EROCK_Eagles) pic.twitter.com/X1UipBcZ2m
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 20, 2023
It’s a really scary sight, but Brown went to Twitter after this started to make its way around the internet and let everyone know that he is ok.
https://twitter.com/1kalwaysopen_/status/1659918787703971844
Brown followed this up by having a sense of humor about things, joking (we think!) that the person who ran the stop sign might have been a fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
https://twitter.com/1kalwaysopen_/status/1659920000579190789
https://twitter.com/1kalwaysopen_/status/1659935118901800961
https://twitter.com/1kalwaysopen_/status/1659935830717222916
The most important thing, of course, is that Brown is fine and was able to avoid getting hurt in a situation that can end up being very, very serious. As for the event, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie announced that the organization was able to raise $6 million this year, which is a record for a single year.
