Amon-Ra St. Brown took his production to another level in 2023. After finishing the 2022 campaign with 1,256 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns, the Lions wideout completed the 2023 season with 1,539 yards and 10 scores. This performance helped earn him both a first-team All-Pro nod and a lucrative four-year, $120MM extension from Detroit.
While everything seemingly went St. Brown’s way in 2023, the former fourth-round pick revealed on the recent Netflix Receiver series that he dealt with serious injury issues throughout last season. This included tearing his oblique “completely off the bone,” as passed along by Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com.
The injuries started popping up in Week 2, when St. Brown suffered a toe issue against the Seahawks. He was still in the lineup for Week 3, finishing with nine catches for 102 yards, but the wideout revealed that he suffered an oblique injury in that contest that he initially believed was a simple hip pointer.
“I’ve had a hip pointer before, so I thought it was a hip pointer,” St. Brown said (via Alper). “Maybe it’s just a little bruise. And I’m like, ‘Damn, my toe’s still hurting at this point. Now I have this oblique injury.’”
Despite describing his pain as eight or a nine out of 10 heading into Week 4, the wideout still showed up against the Packers, collecting 56 yards and a touchdown. A subsequent MRI revealed the true extent of his oblique injury, forcing St. Brown to miss his team’s Week 5 win over the Panthers. The receiver returned in Week 6 and proceeded to top 100 receiving yards in four-straight games, and he appeared in at least 85 percent of his team’s offensive snaps in all but two games down the stretch.
The Lions have a lot more money invested in St. Brown heading into the 2024 campaign, and with the organization having established themselves as one of the NFC’s true contenders, the team may not be as eager to have their star play through injuries. Of course, that will be easier said than done in 2024, especially with Josh Reynolds no longer around. The offense will be relying more on Jameson Williams and Kalif Raymond next season, so the Lions may find it difficult to keep the offense rolling if their top receiver is sidelined.
and Max Muncy’s missed 2 months with an oblique injury????
Max Muncy is a pretty hefty dude. Plus swinging a Bat you do realize all begins with your core correct? Your arms and hands just follow thru….Oblique injuries are terrible for Major league hitters. It’s like a high-ankle sprain for NFL/NBA, super easy to re-aggravate it if it’s not fully healed. High Ankle sprains take approx. 6 weeks to heal and that’s with professional treatments.
When saying “you do realize ” makes you sound like an elitist shitbird…….
You do realize?
“You do realize” that taking the time to criticize the person for their comment ,is in fact “elitist shitbird” behavior.. especially since it was a reasonable explanation/response to the first commenters general query..of course you do , as do I
You mad bro?
Why you making excuses for someone you don’t know that makes millions and millions of dollars?! Lol
Max Muncy has to swing a bat. Ok. An NFL WR, especially an alpha like St Brown, is on the field for basically every offensive snap and running a route or blocking every play.
I love baseball…but the way people defend baseball player injuries like its some crazy hyper-athletic sport is asinine. It’s running, throwing and swinging a bat, and with the new rules the only contact is between said bat and the ball.
Not necessarily trying to make excuses, more like trying to explain that, while injuries are labeled the same, (hip pointer, high ankle sprain) recovery times are general and depend on various factors .. also the types of injuries affect the various athletes differently relative to the sport they play .. so a high ankle sprain on a LT or a goalie is more likely to play (perform) than on say a PG or a tennis pro…
And honestly this article is about ASB and what a warrior he is .. love that dude , glad he got paid ..#onepride