Amon-Ra St. Brown Targets 2028 Olympic Flag Football Spot With Germany

Olympic Dreams For Germany

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown wants to represent Germany in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. He spoke about his ambition during a news conference on Friday following Detroit's practice at the Bayern Munich campus near Allianz Arena. The team is preparing to face the New England Patriots on Sunday.

The NFL star explained that playing for the German team is something he would love to cross off his bucket list. A qualifying tournament is scheduled a few weeks before the Games open in Los Angeles. St. Brown noted that there are still two years to figure out the logistics regarding training camps with the Lions.

Family Ties And International Experience

Amon-Ra is half-German and speaks the language fluently. He grew up in Orange County and spent many summers visiting his maternal grandparents in Leverkusen.

Playing for Germany would not be a new experience for him. Amon-Ra and his brother Osiris represented their mother's country at an Under 19 football tournament in 2015.

He hopes his older brother Equanimeous will join him on the Olympic squad. Equanimeous is 30 years old and was selected out of Notre Dame in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. He has also played for Chicago and New Orleans.

Team Tryouts And Coaching Response

Amon-Ra acknowledged that both brothers must follow the standard process to make the roster. He stated that they are willing to try out or do whatever is required if their schedules permit.

Jona Winkel, Germany's flag football director of coaching, declined to state whether the team has been in contact with St. Brown. However, Winkel mentioned that receiver is by far the position that allows the fastest transition from tackle football to flag football.