Falling to the fourth round of the 2021 draft has left Amon-Ra St. Brown with an undeniable chip on his shoulder. It will never go away, regardless of what he does in his career. He exemplifies what the Detroit Lions are all about, as evidenced by his renowned post-practice habit of collecting 202 passes from the JUGS machine. Not 200, not 205, but exactly 202, as a mark of his willingness to outwork everyone. With St. Brown nearing the end of his rookie contract, the Lions were bound to reward him this offseason. For approximately 24 hours, he was the highest-paid wide receiver in the league with his contract extension, and even if his salary isn’t nearly what it was first believed to be, h.
Antwaan Randle El says what we already know about Amon-Ra St. Brown
Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El played nine NFL seasons, seeing a lot of prominent wide receivers in that time. Prior to coming to the Lions’ staff under Dan Campbell, his time as assistant coach in Tampa Bay exposed him to Mike Evans. He is now going into his fourth year as St. Brown’s position coach.
We know St. Brown doesn’t have “diva” in him like some of the best wide receivers do. Getting a big contract will not change him in any way. If anything, it’ll make him work even harder.
At OTAs this week, Randle El didn’t say anything the world doesn’t know about St. Brown now that he has gotten a big contract. But it was nice to hear it be reinforced.
“Cats get complacent, and you don’t see it in him,” Randle El said of St. Brown, per Lions Wire. “You haven’t seen it in him yet, and I don’t think you will. So I believe he’s in an excellent position (and will continue to move forward). “The difficulty that I usually bring up with him is that when guys sign these enormous contracts, they disappear in a variety of ways and at different periods. He is not one of those guys. He hasn’t changed in terms of his work ethic or how he approaches and prepares, which is encouraging.” There are no laurels for St. Brown to rest on, and there never will be. A greater wage will not change.
