Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of the NFL’s best slot receivers and is a key cog in the Detroit Lions’ renaissance under Dan Campbell. And with Detroit favored as the NFC North’s new lead dog, St. Brown decided to use an otherwise innocuous programming opportunity to troll one of the Lions’ biggest rivals.
During the summer, NFL Network is allowing various big-name players to decide what will be shown over the network’s airwaves for one day. It’s called “Player’s Choice,” and St. Brown’s turn came on Tuesday.
While he picked a great overall catalog of games and documentaries — I highly recommend “A Football Life: Barry Sanders” — St. Brown’s first game replay choice was pretty notable. It featured the Packers’ embarrassing 2014 NFC title game collapse against the Seattle Seahawks. Almost 10 years later, it remains one of the worst defeats in Green Bay’s franchise history.
If I didn’t know any better, St. Brown was sending a not-so-subtle shot across the bow to his friends from Wisconsin.
TOMORROW on @nflnetwork — Players' Choice programming continues w/ Detroit Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown! pic.twitter.com/OaOvGDfEio
— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) July 10, 2023
Given that St. Brown wasn’t shy about featuring the Lions all over his list, NFL fans started to make the connection to his obvious Packers trolling:
Amon Ra St-Brown picking the Packers with one of, if not the greatest Playoff collapses in NFL history for his "Players Choice" game on NFL Network is one of the greatest trolls from a rival player I think I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/yXo0iLb61q
— Marcus Whitman (@TFG_Football) July 11, 2023
Sublime. No notes. What’s clear is that St. Brown is an elite weapon from the slot and is perhaps an even better trash-talker.
NFL fans loved St. Brown's trolling of the Packers
This finalizes it. Amon-Ra St. Brown is my favorite Lion ever.
Please spend your entire career here, @amonra_stbrown. https://t.co/JQ6Vk1UmLy
— DLB (@DetLionBlood) July 11, 2023
Easily my favorite current Detroit athlete https://t.co/XktYL4Rs1a
— Samer (@shamade3) July 11, 2023
Lmfaoooo I love Saint. And I always go back to this exact game as to why Rodgers isn’t him https://t.co/aJ2RSE6u3a
— Gustavo Fring (@TannyHefner) July 11, 2023
That's my sun god 🥹 @amonra_stbrown https://t.co/zlBCaUTl3R
— Jake Ormiston (@lesssthanJake) July 11, 2023
This is a NASTY move, my god. https://t.co/LfdmGahNzu
— Anthony Bourne 🌟 (@AJ_Bourne25) July 11, 2023
St. Brown knows ball https://t.co/O3jQvS0Zd2
— Marr (@glomarr24) July 11, 2023
😬
That is solid trolling https://t.co/aALsxVEAsv
— Rob (@robert_verville) July 11, 2023
he’s the goat for a reason https://t.co/q9JBAiDBAB
— conor🇬🇹 (@reaIgone) July 11, 2023
