Amon-Ra St. Brown is headed into the Detroit Lions’ Germany matchup with the New England Patriots carrying a questionable tag, but the wide receiver made it clear Friday that the chance to play in Munich means a lot to him.
St. Brown, whose mother was born in Germany, said he’s eager to take the field in the country for the first time with his teammates.
“I just want to say thank you to everyone that’s here. All the fans, I can’t wait for the game," St.
Brown said Friday, Nov. 13.
"I’m so excited to be playing football in Germany with my teammates. It’s really honestly a dream come true.
I haven’t even played the game yet and it feels amazing. The love, the support, the energy.
I can’t wait to see the fans so, yeah, I’m ready.”
The rib injury that has bothered him since last week showed up again on the Lions’ injury report, where he was listed as questionable. He was a limited participant in the team’s walk-through Friday at FC Bayern Campus.
Even with the injury, St. Brown got through last week’s game and delivered a big night in Miami, finishing with eight catches for 86 yards in Detroit’s 19-9 win.
Running back Sione Vaki is also questionable. He moved up from non-participant to limited in practice.
Detroit had already ruled out cornerback D.J. Reed, center Cade Mays and safety Kerby Joseph. Reed, Mays and Joseph did not travel with the Lions to Germany, and Joseph remains on the physically unable to perform list.
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