A.J. Brown becomes 13th former Ole Miss player to win the Super Bowl

A former Ole Miss alumnus had a night he won't forget on Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX.

Wide receiver A.J. Brown will always have at least one Super Bowl ring, capturing that winning feeling after losing two years earlier against the opponent he faced on Sunday.

Brown has racked up tons of receiving yards since he came into the league, including this season. The Mississippi native had one of his quietest games yesterday, catching three passes for 43 yards, but did manage a touchdown on the big stage.

It was a big one, giving Philadelphia a 24-0 lead with just under two minutes left in the first half. Brown dropped the LeBron silencer celebration after scoring.

Brown, a Starkville native, played for Ole Miss from 2016 to 2018 and is one of the best players out of Mississippi.

"I know my city is so proud of me. I’m proud to be a Mississippian."

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Brown spoke about his quarterback during the side's Super Bowl win.

On Jalen Hurts:

"He played incredible. He did amazing. I know I’m throwing adjectives at you, but he played really well. He was poised the whole game, he was in control, he made checks and he threw dimes. He just gave us opportunities, and when we were covered a little bit, he took off running – he used his legs."

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Earlier in the game, with the score at 0-0, Brown was called for a questionable PI call on a 4th downplay. It was a call that even had game announcer Tom Brady saying he didn't like it.

"It’s going to be a long game," Brown said when asked what he thought of the call. "I knew it wasn’t a PI, but it is what it is, I guess that’s where the inner excellence comes in – staying locked in, staying poised. No matter what happens in the game, just staying focused. But, that’s a good corner [Trent McDuffie)] I didn’t get that many opportunities, but I tried to make the most of them. Our defense played really well, so it definitely could’ve been an even bigger day."

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Sales of Jim Murphy's book The Inner Excellence have skyrocketed since Brown was caught on the sideline reading it. Expect those sales to increase further after the Super Bowl win.