Amon-Ra St. Brown (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Detroit Lions star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown may have inadvertently put his team in hot water while filming the Netflix “Receiver” series.
Earlier this month, Netflix released its highly-anticipated series that documented five elite pass-catchers during the 2023 season: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers), George Kittle (49ers), Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders), Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings)
In the first episode, St. Brown stated that he suffered a painful oblique injury in the Lions’ Week 3 home win against the Atlanta Falcons, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Here’s how St. Brown described it, and a video of the injury is available below:
“We have a Thursday game after Atlanta.So, I can barely — I mean, I’m running but the pain is like, on a 10 it’s like at an eight. Eight or nine. And so I’m like, ‘It’s too late for me not to play. The game plan’s in.’ Painkillers is something I really don’t like to take unless — unless it’s the Packers.”
Amon-Ra St Brown 2023 oblique injury video
-Thanks to Netflix Receiver, we now know it happened here in wk3 vs Falcons
-Next play, reaches for L oblique attachment to hip
-Finishes game AND plays next game vs Packers before taking 1 game off
-No long term concern pic.twitter.com/YZPGYFQdHr— Jimmy Liao MD – Detroit Lions Morning Rounds (@JimmyLiaoMD) July 11, 2024
As Florio pointed out, the Lions did not list St. Brown on any of the injury reports ahead of the Week 4 Thursday night game against the Green Bay Packers. Because the Lions failed to disclose an obvious and painful injury, there’s a chance the NFL will hand down a punishment to Dan Campbell and company.
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With the oblique injury, St. Brown had to miss the team’s Week 5 game against the Carolina Panthers, which Detroit soundly won 42-24.
Amon-Ra St. Brown’s receiving yards by season:
🏈 2021: 912
🏈 2022: 1,161
🏈 2023: 1,515
🏈 2024: ??? pic.twitter.com/yOdrwbO5xp— NFL on DAZN (@NFLonDAZN) July 21, 2024
Amon-Ra St. Brown finished last season with career highs across the board (119 receptions for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdownns). The 24-year-old earned First-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections.
The Lions won their first division title in 30 years and their first postseason game since 1991 before barely losing a heartbreaker to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
Lions Open 2024 Seaason vs. Los Angeles Rams
Detroit will welcome a familiar foe in Matthew Stafford and his Los Angeles Rams in their season opener on Sept. 8. This contest, the first “Sunday Night Football” contest of the season, will also mark a rematch of Detroit’s thrilling Wild Card Round victory.
A week later, the Lions will welcome another reigning division champion in Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Lions Deal WR Jameson Williams To NFC Rival In Blockbuster Trade Proposal That Would Shake Up The NFL Playoff Race
Jameson Williams (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
An enticing trade proposal idea has the Detroit Lions sending third-year wide receiver Jameson Williams to an NFC rival.
The 23-year-old Jameson Williams was drafted 12th overall by the Lions in 2022. But he’s been limited to 18 games over his first two NFL seasons because of injuries and a suspension.
Williams missed most of his rookie year recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in the Alabama-Georgia national championship game. He served a four-game suspension in 2023 for violating the NFL’s gambling policy.
If Williams is unable to show much improvement in Detroit this year, one can only wonder if GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell will look at giving the former Alabama star a fresh start.
Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox proposed a massive trade idea that would see Detroit send Jameson Williams to the Carolina Panthers. This move would reunite the young wideout with former Alabama teammate and quarterback Bryce Young.
“Young won the Heisman in 2021, which was also Jameson Williams’ lone season at Alabama. He caught 79 passes for 1,572 yards and 15 touchdowns that year and went on to be drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round…
If Williams doesn’t show the desired progress on the field, however, Detroit might listen to offers at the trade deadline. It would behoove the Panthers to at least make a pitch and try reuniting him and Young in Carolina.”
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With just 18 NFL games under his belt, Williams has tallied 25 receptions for 395 yards and three touchdowns. In three playoff games, Williams hauled in six receptions for 79 yards and one touchdown.
It’s unlikely that Detroit would give up on Williams now before the 2024 season begins. But don’t be surprised if a slow start convinces Holmes to put Williams on the trade block, considering how many playmakers Detroit already has on offense.
Carolina Would Be An Ideal Landing Spot For Jameson Williams
The Panthers spent ample resources fixing up the supporting cast around Bryce Young, trading for 1,000-yard receiver Diontae Johnson before drafting WR Xavier Legette, RB Jonathan Brooks and TE Ja’Tavion Sanders.
But as Knox noted, Young and Williams formed terrific chemistry together at Alabama. Seeing how much former LSU teammates Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow have flourished together in Cincinnati, the Panthers should feel motivated to make a move for Williams if the Lions decide to field trade offers.
