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          Amon-Ra St. Brown backs Detroit as Equanimeous St. Brown draws city's ire

          • Eric Woodyard, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 04:13 PM ET
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              Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books: "Wasted, Ethan's Talent Search" and "All In: The Kelvin Torbert Story". He is a proud parent of one son, Ethan. You can follow him on Twitter: @E_Woodyard

          The city of Detroit does not play around.

          While on the "St. Brown Podcast" he hosts with his brother, Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, New Orleans Saints practice squad wideout Equanimeous St. Brown threw a series of barbs at the Motor City.

          "Detroit -- no one's going there, I promise you. ... I think a lot of people outside Detroit would agree with me," Equanimeous St. Brown said. "Like ... if they could choose to live anywhere in the world or the country, they would not choose Detroit."

          The official X account for Detroit replied, citing the city's growing population and comparing Equanimeous with his brother unfavorably.

          Equanimeous responded, but the largest city in Michigan had one more burn at the ready, referencing his being on three different teams in the past four seasons.

          Amon-Ra and the Lions (3-1) are coming off a bye week as they prepare to face Dallas on Sunday. The Lions receiver said he spent the time chilling in Michigan and saw the social media jabs between his brother and the city of Detroit's X page. He called it "all love" and said that Equanimeous is fine.

          "I talked smack on New Orleans, so he was doing his little troll," Amon-Ra said following Thursday's practice. "They can troll. So, he can troll, too."

          Amon-Ra has grown to love Detroit and was spotted at Comerica Park on Wednesday alongside Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker, also a Michigan native. They were there to support the Detroit Tigers during the team's Game 3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians, which gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series.

          Amon-Ra loves the buzz around town and how the city is riding for him in this moment.

          "Detroit is going to ride for Detroit all the time," Amon-Ra said. "That's what I love about the city. You come at Detroit, they're going to come at you, so I don't know if he learned his lesson. He probably hasn't, but he might still have fun with it. We will see."