Amon-Ra St. Brown’s Exciting History with Lions’ New Pass Game Coordinator
As the Detroit Lions look to shake things up with new coaching hires, one connection is especially personal for wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. On the latest episode of his podcast, St. Brown shared a fun tidbit about the Lions’ new pass game coordinator, David Shaw. Turns out, St. Brown and Shaw go way back!
Shaw, the former head coach at Stanford, has a special connection to St. Brown through his brother, Osiris, who played at Stanford while Shaw was leading the team. Amon-Ra, still in high school at the time, got to know Shaw through a few recruitment camps. When St. Brown heard that Shaw was joining the Lions, it felt like a full-circle moment for him. “I was like, ‘No way! Coach Shaw with the Lions? That’s a crazy full-circle moment,’” he said.
While St. Brown didn’t dive into deep football talk with Shaw back then, he remembers their conversations being more about life and what he wanted in a college. But he knows that Shaw’s offensive mind will make a big impact on the Lions’ passing game. “I’m sure he’s awesome,” St. Brown added, pointing to Shaw’s previous success working with Lions offensive coordinator John Morton in Denver.
In fact, shortly after Shaw joined the Lions, he reached out to St. Brown, excited to reconnect. “He texted me and said he can’t wait to see me out in Allen Park,” St. Brown said, adding that he’s looking forward to working with Shaw and the rest of the new coaching staff.
St. Brown also shared a little insight into what his brother thought of Shaw during their time at Stanford. “He said he’s a good dude, good coach,” St. Brown said, though he admitted that Osiris probably didn’t know much about Shaw’s pass game expertise since Shaw was the head coach.
As for any concerns about the Lions’ offense taking a step back under a new system, St. Brown isn’t worried. When his brother Equanimeous jokingly suggested the offense might struggle, Amon-Ra made it clear: “You’ll see. Players make plays.”
Lions’ New Offensive Coach and Amon-Ra St. Brown Have History Together
