Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown married his longtime partner, Kelsey Riley, last weekend, but it appears many of his teammates were not in attendance — including old friend and quarterback Jalen Hurts.
The intimate ceremony happened at the Montage Laguna Beach resort in California on Saturday, May 16, against the backdrop of reported turmoil surrounding the team. Hurts, 27, did not attend the wedding, according to TMZ Sports.
Former Eagles running back LeSean McCoy suggested that the relationship between Hurts and Brown, 28, is “not what it used to be.”
“I think sometimes, when it’s a work relationship and where friends outside a work relationship are not delivering on the field, maybe because of his fault (or the others’), the relationship might get affected,” McCoy, 37, said in an appearance on the Monday, May 18 episode of the “Speakeasy” podcast. “And I think this is the problem we have right here. … Now there’s a little bit of friction there.”
He added, “I don’t make a big deal about it. … It’s time to move on . … I think the issue here is, football has messed up their relationship.”
Though it’s unclear if any current members of the Eagles were at the ceremony, the relationship between Hurts and Brown is different. The two have been friends since high school and Hurts is the godfather to Brown’s daughter.
“A former teammate once described them as ‘an old married couple,’ but I’m told they’re not that close these days,” NFL insider Dianna Russini, formerly of The Athletic, reported in October 2025. “Like any friendship, life happens. Family responsibilities, the grind of being pros, shifting priorities.”
Now, the Eagles are reportedly looking to trade Brown and multiple outlets have reported they are likely to reach a deal with the New England Patriots on or around June 1.
Russini’s report came around the time reports began surfacing that Eagles teammates were frustrated with Hurts. The veteran quarterback responded in November 2025 by trying to redirect focus back to the field.
“I’m not surprised by anything. This is kind of the nature of the position,” he told reporters at the time. “But I put my energy and my focus on trying to go out there and do my best and trying to learn, trying to build, trying to take in the things that I can to try and improve.”
He continued, “I guess I get a lot of attention when things are going well and when things are not going so well. I never run away from holding myself accountable, and I think that’s exactly what I’ve taken the approach of doing.”
Hurts also took responsibility for the team’s struggling offense. After entering the 2025 season as the defending Super Bowl champions, the Eagles sputtered all season and eventually lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card Playoffs.
“I take great pride in what we do on offense,” he said. “I take great pride in how we go out there and play as a team and what our flow is. I think we’ve got work to do, and that obviously starts with me. That’s always my approach. That’s always me looking internally first in everything that we do and then in due time rising above.”
