Forget that the defender is a four-time Pro Bowler. Forget that the wide receiver had been a virtual non-factor in the previous two playoff games. Forget that an incompletion could have turned the tide of Sunday’s NFC championship game.

The comparison to billionaire investor Warren Buffett isn't far off. Buffett, famously frugal, still drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS he purchased with hail damage and lives in the same modest Omaha home he bought in 1958 for $31,500. Like Buffett, Brown's choice reflects a financial discipline rare in professional sports.

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown could start a book club with his teammates. Brown, who has received criticism for reading on the sidelines during the Eagles’ home playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers last Sunday, reads “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy during games to help him stay engaged.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown, who signed a three-year, $96 million contract extension with the team last offseason, showed up to Sunday’s NFC divisional round playoff game in a Honda Accord.

A.J. Brown came to play in the NFC championship against the Commanders, bucking his trend of playoff struggles.

The Eagles advanced to the NFC championship game by defeating the Los Angeles Rams, but an Eagles players uncharacteristic drops made the game close for most of the afternoon.

Over the Eagles' two playoff wins, Brown has caught a combined three passes for 24 yards, astoundingly low numbers for one of the NFL's best receivers, and a pass-catcher that has gone for over 1,000 yards in five of his six NFL seasons.

Despite a quiet postseason statistically, A.J. Brown embraces his role in the Eagles' playoff success, proving his commitment to the team's championship aspirations.

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has not been shy about airing negative feelings about the team's offense and his role in it over the course of his time with the Eagles, but there's no complaints coming from him at the moment.

The Philadelphia Eagles' get aggressive on fourth down and the offense delivers with a 31-yard connection from Eagles' quarterback Jalen Hurts to Eagles' wide receiver A.J. Brown.

And then there were two. After Sunday's conference championship games, the participants for Super Bowl LIX are set. If you like sequels, you're in luck—in