PHILADELPHIA — 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.

Michael Owens/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles star A.J. Brown understands the importance of knocking out a few pages of a book whenever you can — even on the sidelines of an NFL playoff game. Brown,