Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith was spotted reading a book on the sideline during the second half of their wild card playoff victory. The book, 'Inner Excellence' by Jim Murphy, is a tool Smith uses to refocus and find peace during games.
Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. During the second half of Philadelphia's 22-10 wild card playoff win over the New York Giants, cameras caught Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith reading a book on the sideline.
What was the book? Why was he reading it in-game? Was it a sign of frustration because he had just one catch for 10 yards on three targets?The book is 'Inner Excellence' by Jim Murphy, written to 'train your mind for extraordinary performance and the best possible life.' Brown said he brings the book to every single game; this is just the first time cameras caught him reading it, he said. There are passages that he has highlighted that help bring him a sense of peace. And no, he wasn't reading it because he was discontented. 'I wasn't frustrated at all. I figured that's what y'all probably thought,' Brown said. 'Why do you always think I be frustrated? Dang. I like to read.' 'I use it to refocus and lock in despite what may transpire in the game good or bad,' he wrote. 'People tend to create controversy when they don't know the truth.'The work week was not without its challenges. Brown missed the better part of two practices as he managed a knee issue. He acknowledged he entered the Packers game 'banged up' but spoke optimistically about the injury afterwards, saying 'I definitely feel like I'm turning the corner. I came out of the game healthy.' (back tightness) sidelined for parts of the work week, the passing game struggled to get into rhythm against the Packers. At one point, Hurts went 90 minutes in between completed passes. He managed just 39 yards on just 6-of-13 passing heading into the latter stages of the third quarter before going 3-of-3 for 61 yards on a scoring drive, which was capped by a stiff-arm fueled 24-yard touchdown catch and run by tight end Dallas Goedert. 'I'm pretty sure he wishes he could get some plays back. I'm sure we all can say that,' said Brown of Hurts. 'But for the most part, he handled the game, he didn't have any turnovers. We got the win, most importantly.' The Eagles will host the divisional round of the playoffs next weekend. Safe to say, Brown will have a copy of the book at the ready. 'I've never seen him read , I've seen the book in his hands,' Hurts said. 'Everybody has a different thing and finds their flow in different ways. That's how he chooses to do it.
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