“Me encantaría jugar para la selección alemana en los Juegos Olímpicos; sería algo que podría tachar de mi lista de deseos,” said Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown stated he wants to represent Germany in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, ESPN Deportes reported. St. Brown has German ancestry and speaks the language fluently after spending childhood summers visiting his grandparents in Leverkusen. The NFL star addressed the prospect during a press conference following a team practice at the Bayern Munich facilities near the Allianz Arena.
The Detroit Lions are in Munich to face the New England Patriots on Sunday. A qualification tournament is scheduled to take place just weeks before the Los Angeles competition begins.
St. Brown said that participating depends heavily on scheduling alignment with NFL training camps. “Faltan dos años para eso,” St. Brown told ESPN Deportes. “Espero que podamos lograr que funcione.”
The Detroit wide receiver suggested his older brother, Equanimeous St. Brown, could join him on the German national team. Equanimeous is a former NFL wide receiver who was drafted in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers out of the University of Notre Dame. He has also played for the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints.
“Creo que a Equanimeous le encantaría formar parte de esto,” St. Brown said. “No conozco los detalles logísticos; he oído que hay que pasar por un proceso de selección. Si el tiempo lo permite, estaríamos dispuestos a hacerlo. Pero sí, creo que él definitivamente se apuntaría para jugar conmigo en el equipo de Alemania.”
Representing Germany would not mark a first for the family. Amon-Ra and his brother Osiris previously played for their mother’s home country during an under-19 American football tournament in 2015.
Jona Winkel, director of entrenadores de flag football en Alemania, avoided confirming whether national team staff have made direct contact with the St. Brown brothers. However, Winkel outlined the tactical viability of integrating professional receivers into the international format.
“Según nuestra experiencia, la posición de receptor es, con diferencia, la que permite una transición más rápida del tackle football al flag football,” Winkel told ESPN Deportes.
Qualification matches for the Olympic flag football tournament will determine the final national rosters ahead of the 2028 Summer Games.
