Eagles defender Brandon Graham apologized for his viral comments about teammates Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown on Monday, via Tim McManus of ESPN:

"I made a mistake and I assumed that it was something that it wasn't. I just want to win so bad that I don't just want to use the media when we need to talk about something and we can fix the problem ourselves. I didn't add to it in a good light so that's my bad. I just assumed and it made me out to look even worse because I had it all wrong and now people are going to run with that part. I really just want to win, man, and I want brothers to be able to just hash it out."

Graham had initially fueled a fire that began when Brown told reporters on Sunday that "passing" is the biggest thing the offense needs to improve.

During the Brandon Graham Show, the veteran Eagles linebacker seemingly offered some insight into the rift between Hurts and Brown.

"The person that's complaining needs to be accountable, and I'm just being honest, and he knows this. I don't know the whole story, but I know that [Hurts] is trying and [Brown] could be better with how he responds to things," Graham said. "They were friends before this, but things have changed, and I understand that because life happens. But, it's the business side that we have to make sure that we don't let the personal get in the way of the business, and that's what we gotta do better right now."

Brown admitted to being frustrated after Hurts was limited to 108 passing yards in Sunday's 22-16 win over the Carolina Panthers. The wideout recorded four catches for a team-high 43 yards and didn't catch either of the quarterback's two touchdown passes. At one point in the game, Brown slammed his helmet on the ground following a three-and-out.

Graham went on to add that he feels Brown should address his issue with Hurts directly rather than voice his frustrations to the media.

"We know it's an issue, everybody's seen some things, but we need to be able to talk things out as men. We need to let personal stuff go, and let's get right for this game," Graham said. "It's like a lot of stuff, most of the time, it's just a conversation that needs to be had, but the person with the problem gotta want to talk to the person rather than others, that's all I'm saying."

It's surprising that the Eagles are dealing with such internal strife, as they rank first in the NFC East with an 11-2 record and have won nine straight games. Still, the team's success is overshadowing the fact that the passing game is struggling, ranking 31st in the NFL with 180.6 yards per game through the air.

The situation between Hurts and Brown is eerily reminiscent of another famous spat between former Eagles stars Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens.

McNabb weighed in on the matter, saying he thinks issues like this shouldn't be handled through the media, but Owens fired back and said he was the one who sparked the tension between them in 2004-05 by speaking to the media:

The Eagles are hoping to make a run to the Super Bowl for the second time in the last three years, so it's important Hurts and Brown get on the same page.

Philadelphia will look to make it 10 wins in a row when it meets the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) in a marquee matchup between division leaders on Sunday.