Cooper DeJean responds to a bold claim made by an Eagles All-Pro teammate
Often, when A.J. Brown speaks, everyone with any interest in the Philadelphia Eagles tunes their frequency to the station. Perhaps you have heard. He's kind of a big deal in Philadelphia. His introduction to the City of Brotherly Love brought with it quite the buzz, and no one has been able to ignore him since then.
Whenever he expresses himself on the sidelines, fans and the media react with both positive and negative feedback. When he determined he'd buy a book and read a passage for some in-game motivation, many of the members of Eagles Nation flocked to Amazon and the bookstores to grab a copy of their own.
So, one can only imagine the type of conversations he'd start by offering some high praise to an Eagles teammate, particularly one with growing popularity like now-second-year-defender Cooper DeJean.
Cooper DeJean responds to A.J. Brown's bold claim about his potential ceiling.
Two Eagles training camp practices are in the books. As expected, the second went on longer than the first. Both shared similarities. Press conferences preceded and followed each session, with players speaking after each workout.
The media requested A.J. Brown after the first. He offered much for discussion. He was very complimentary of his ability and the skill sets of several of his Eagles teammates. One of the attention-grabbing statements involved him mentioning teammate Cooper DeJean as a potential All-Pro, a statement you can best believe DeJean responded to later.
NBC Sports Philadelphia's Dave Zangaro provided the quote.
'I thought he was crazy, but when he explained it to me, (that) he's trying to speak it into existence for me, that gives me something to work towards and try to prove every single day when I come out here.'
Brown has dubbed DeJean 'APC' or 'All-Pro Coop'. His teammate is taking it all in stride and appreciates the vote of confidence.
'It gives me something to strive and to work for. We had talked about that during OTAs. (Brown will) be one that pushes me every single day to make sure that I'm playing at a high level, no matter the day, to work towards that, which is pretty cool coming from a guy who's been All-Pro multiple times.'
If anyone knows the skill set needed to attain All-Pro honors, it's the guy in Philadelphia's Number 11 jersey. He has earned Second-team All-Pro honors in each of his first three Eagles seasons. The goal for DeJean is winning another Super Bowl ring, though.
Keep that focus, young man. Keep those eyes on the prize. Work hard. Keep grinding. Everything else, postseason accolades, for instance, will undoubtedly take care of themselves.
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