It's football. He's going to get hit. If he can't run every route and go across the middle, he's not a WR1. He's a WR2 or below if he has to be handled with kid gloves.
DeVonta Smith is smaller, goes across the middle and doesn't complain.
I'm not talking about his WR status on the depth chart. I'm saying we haven't been using him to his best skillset. I watch Philly, they use A.J. Brown over the middle primarily. Why? Because he's huge.
What happened last time they went to DeVonta over the middle with the game over the line versus Washington late in the season? He heard footsteps, dropped the ball, and they lost their chance at the 1 seed.