Detroit Lions superstar wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown somehow played through a gruesome injury last season, he revealed in Netflix’s new “Receiver” docuseries.
On Wednesday, Netflix dropped all eight episodes of the “Receiver” series. It follows Amon-Ra St. Brown, George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers), Deebo Samuel (49ers), Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings) and Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders) from the 2023 season.
In one of the episodes, St. Brown revealed that he tore his oblique in the team’s 20-6 Week 3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons (via Pro Football Talk). In fact, doctors told the Pro Bowl wideout “tore your oblique completely off the bone.”
St. Brown ended up missing the club’s Week 5 home game against the Carolina Panthers, which Detroit went on to win 42-24. Incredibly, he didn’t miss another game and finished the season with career bests across the board: 119 receptions, 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Amon-Ra St. Brown’s career year helped the Lions to a) their first division title in 30 years b) their first playoff win since 1991 and c) their first NFC Championship Game since 1991. The Lions lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the conference title game, having blown a 17-0 lead in the gut-wrenching defeat.
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The 24-year-old St. Brown has completely exceeded expectations as a fourth-round pick (112th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft. Through his first three NFL seasons, he has 315 receptions for 3,588 yards and 21 touchdowns.
Amon-Ra St. Brown & Lions Open 2024 Season vs. Rams
The Lions will open up their season against old friend Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8. This will be a rematch of their thrilling Wild Card Round showdown, in which Detroit 24-23 to win their first playoff game in 32 years.
Stafford played for the Lions from 2009 to 2020. In a trade that has gone down as an all-time win-win, the Rams sent Jared Goff to the Lions in order to land Stafford, who led them to a Super Bowl 56 championship in the 2021 season.
