Much like Dan Campbell doing burpees with his football team, there’s another tradition unlike any other during the Detroit Lions training camp. That tradition is wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown putting in more work than just about everyone.
It’s been a consistent trend every year where St. Brown stays after practice and catches balls from the JUGS machine. When he drops a pass, he punishes himself with push-ups. Today was no different.
After practice, St. Brown went to the JUGS machine, and he dropped the very first ball. But there were no drops after that. He went on to catch 201 balls in a row, and then he ended up doing 20 push-ups for the drop on the first ball.
He did all of this after showing that he’s got a tremendous rapport with quarterback Jared Goff. Not only did St. Brown catch the first pass of the team portion of practice, he had six passes thrown his way during the Lions red-zone drill. All six passes were touchdowns.
Last season, St. Brown earned a nod to the Pro Bowl after recording a career-high 106 receptions. The way he’s come out during a few days of training camp, it’s clear he’s on a mission to have another career year for the Detroit Lions.