After the Eagles responded to a trade demand by Sheldon Brown with some of the harshest language used against a player in years, Brown is speaking out.

Apparently Brian Dawkins and Tra Thomas aren’t the only players who have felt mistreated and unappreciated by the Eagles’ front office.

Speaking with the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Les Bowen earlier this evening, Brown stated that he’s “always been treated like the redheaded stepchild, ever since I was drafted.” He was reacting to a statement released by the Eagles that adamantly denied his trade request and reiterated he is under contract  for another four seasons.

“I’ve always been the nice guy, never said anything. I think they took that for granted,” Brown said.

According to Bowen, “Brown said he reached the boiling point when, after a year of trying to get the Eagles to address his deal, he heard that team president Joe Banner had gone on WIP and said Brown’s dissatisfaction had not been brought to his attention. Subsequently, Brown said, agent Jason Chayut’s attempts to negotiate were shuffled off to recently hired Eagles consultant Andrew Brandt, who kept postponing planned meetings.”

“My agent has been trying to do it in a respectful fashion,” Brown said.

Unfortunately for Brown, the Eagles don’t interact with all of their players in that same respectful fashion. Just ask Dawkins. Or Thomas. Or Runyan. Or Jeremiah Trotter. Or Hugh Douglass.

Brown said that he made the comments hoping to get the question ”how do we get people to understand that this has been brought to your attention?” out there.

Could he skip the upcoming mandatory minicamp or hold out from training camp – “who knows?”

What will happen this season if the Eagles hold true to their position? Could it affect his play on the field?  ”It might. You never know. It’s certainly something I’m going to be answering questions about all season long.”

One thing is for sure, with the Eagles, there is never a dull moment. We will continue to update on this story.