MicroMike breaks down the signing of threee players, Amon-Ra St Brown comments, and Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell wants to have a real live Lions at Ford Field.
Yesterday it was reported that the Detroit Lions were planning on signing safety Alijah Holder and tight end Charlie Taumoepeau, and this morning the team has confirmed the report, as well as announcing a third signing of nickelback Alex Brown. All three were try-out players during last weekend’s rookie mini-camp.
This isn’t the first time Brown has impressed a team after a tryout. After going undrafted out of South Carolina State in 2019, he had a try-out with the San Francisco 49ers and made their 90-man roster after mini-camp. He was eventually waived by the 49ers but was claimed by the Philadelphia Eagles, who also waived him after two weeks of training camp. Once again Brown was claimed, this time by the New York Jets, but was waived at cut downs.
After spending his rookie offseason with three teams, Brown joined the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad for the regular season. During the Chiefs’ Super Bowl run, Brown was promoted to the active roster in December, playing in the final three games of the regular season, as well as all three playoff games.
In 2020, Brown tore his ACL in training camp, missed the season, and was not re-signed. Less than nine months later, he was healthy enough to participate in Lions’ rookie mini-camp and earned another shot in the NFL.
Observations from Lions 2021 rookie mini-camp
At mini-camp, Brown worked primarily out of the slot and was the starter at nickelback in team situations.
Including the three signings announced by the team today, the Lions now have 89 players under contract, leaving one spot open on their 90-man roster.
“I’m excited to be here, I’m excited to work, and I’m ready to take someone’s job.”
That’s a pretty clear and definitive statement from the Detroit Lions fourth round draft pick WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, who spoke with the media following last weekend’s rookie mini-camp. You can throw the standard responses out the window when talking to St. Brown, he’s all business and isn’t afraid to speak his mind.
He has a clear goal for what he wants to accomplish, and his drive to achieve this stems from his background, where he was constantly competing with his older brothers—one being Equimenious, who is a wide receiver with the Green Bay Packers.
“Having two older brothers, being super competitive my whole life,” St. Brown explained. ”I was always extra competitive. I always had to do a little extra more to beat them at whatever we were doing. So, that’s just kind of the mentality that I have is come in and take someone’s job.
“I’m never going to forget the 15 receivers that went before me in the draft. That’s kind of the chip I have on my shoulder coming into everything I do. Whenever I’m thinking about anything, that just comes back to my mind—and motivates me to do more.”
St. Brown wasn’t going to be able to take anyone’s job this weekend, there is still a long way to go in the offseason. But even being a rookie, his polish as a route runner and intense competitiveness likely makes him the leader in the clubhouse for the slot wide receiver job.
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