A.J. Brown plays with more money strapped to his pads during games than some college kids have in their bank account.

Via Josh Tolentino at the Inky:

Brown recently revealed that after every 100-yard mark he exceeds throughout the season, the 25-year-old wideout withdraws exactly $100, and he attaches each Benjamin Franklin bank note to the back of his shoulder pads with scotch tape. Entering Week 8, Brown had five separate $100 bills conveniently hidden underneath his No. 11 jersey.

“It just inspires me to keep stacking,” Brown said.

What a move. Athletes are unintentionally hilarious when it comes to keeping themselves motivated. It’s so dumb, but at the same time if it works, who cares? Motivation comes in all different forms.

Earlier this year, Brown deleted social media off his phone because too many people were telling him how good he was:

John Henderson used to get the shit slapped out of him before games:


Vince Papale used to read a letter from his bitch ex-wife. True story. I saw it in a movie. Dennis Schroeder turned down an $84 million extension with the Lakers and used that as motivation to sign for $6 million with the Celtics the next season. Like I said, we all have different ways to get ourselves motivated.

P.S. Any Philly mongrel who’s thinking about running on the field for a quick payday ,just know you’re not stealing from only A.J., but also from charity:

Nobody is able to see the cash strapped to Brown’s pads, but he uses this personal secret as a form of extra motivation. It’s a tradition he started in Tennessee, and he has carried it over to Philadelphia. His goal is to always exceed $1,000 or the 1,000-yard mark. He has accomplished the feat in two of his three NFL seasons. At the end of the season, Brown said, he donates the accumulated money to charity.