The door may be open for A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts to maintain a relationship, but that would require one of them to walk through the door.

After the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots faced off in joint practice on Aug. 19, Brown told reporters that he still hadn’t spoken to his former quarterback after he was traded from Philly to New England. A few minutes later, in his own scrum across the practice field, Hurts said he “didn’t get to” catch up with Brown after practice ended.

Even so, Brown’s glib response to a question about speaking with Hurts indicated there isn’t necessarily bad blood.

“None of that stuff even matters. I think you all should want to report something positive. You know what asking that question is going to turn into, so let’s not get into that,” Brown said.

Hurts was polite when speaking about his former teammate when asked about where things stood between the two of them.

“I’ve got a lot of love for him,” Hurts said. “I always have.”

Brown also told reporters that despite his departure, he still has a lot of love for Philadelphia, Eagles fans and his former teammates.

“It’s love, man. I know I’m on the opposing team right now, but I still felt some love,” he said.

According to multiple reports from the joint practice, Brown excelled during the team period against his old Eagles teammates. Fox Sports’ Henry McKenna reported more specific numbers, writing on X that Brown caught all seven of his targets to begin team drills despite facing off against top Eagles cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Riq Woolen.

The Eagles and Patriots will square off in a second joint practice on Thursday, Aug. 20. It’s all part of the lead-up to their preseason Week 2 matchup on Saturday, Aug. 22. Kickoff for the exhibition game is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

It’s unclear whether Brown – or the Patriots’ other starters – will play in the game. Head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters on Monday, Aug. 17 that he and the team would “evaluate” how the starters looked in joint practice sessions on Aug. 19 and 20 before determining how much they’d play on Aug. 22.