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's self-help book helped him keep perspective as he was a non-factor for the struggling Eagles' offense in their playoff-opening win.

A.J. Brown is one of the NFL's top wide receivers, and as a perennial All-Pro, the Eagles pass catcher can have moments where he gets frustrated when he's not getting the football. Hoping to stay focused,