ran shows how things went for the German NFL players around superstar Amon-Ra St. Brown in week 13.
In Week 14, a German NFL player was released.
Another was only on the pitch for a short time. And Amon-Ra St. Brown remains the long-running favorite.
In the weekly report we keep you up to date on how the German athletes are performing in the NFL.
ran shows the Germans’ performance in Week 14.
Amon-Ra St. Brown (Detroit Lions)
The Detroit Lions defeated the Dallas Cowboys 44:30 in Week 14 of the NFL. Amon-Ra St. Brown came up trumps. The 26-year-old caught six of nine passes for 92 yards. That’s 15.3 average yards per catch. He even got 37 yards on one catch.
St. Brown previously suffered from an ankle injury and was unable to train for the entire week. His use against the Cowboys was more than questionable.
“No matter what our record was, whether we were undefeated or undefeated, I would have done anything to be there,” St. Brown said. “Just to be there for my boys.”
With 511 caught balls in his first five NFL seasons, St. Brown also set a record against Dallas and overtook Michael Thomas, who previously held the record with 510 catches in his first five seasons.
Head coach Dan Campbell was impressed. “He is unsurpassed. Someone like that is really rare. His attitude simply prohibits him from failing. Nothing will tell him where he goes, what he does or how it will be. He will decide for himself what he will do,” emphasized the head coach.
Brandon Coleman (Washington Commanders)
Offensive tackle Brandon Coleman was also back in action in Week 14, albeit very, very briefly. Coleman was on the field for one offensive snap (two percent) for the Commanders. In this one, however, he was right in the middle of the action: At the goal line, Coleman was the sixth offensive lineman and even ran free during a play-action move, but Daniels missed the timing of the pass and ultimately clearly overthrew the German-American.
In the end there was a crushing 31-0 defeat against the Minnesota Vikings. In the 2025 season, Coleman was used in 19 special teams snaps.
He continues his role as a reservist and is only used sporadically. It’s a difficult season. Between Weeks 3 and 8, Coleman was no longer in the official matchday squad.
The Commanders’ third-round pick started at left guard at the start of the season, but then lost the competition against Chris Paul. Through additional training in various positions, Coleman has been better prepared in the past few weeks so that he can step in more often in an emergency.
Jakob Johnson (Houston Texans)
The Houston Texans celebrated a 20-10 win against Kansas City in Week 14. Jakob Johnson recently recovered from his thigh injury, but was released after the game.
The background is probably Nick Chubb’s injury. The Texans wanted to trade and brought Cody Schrader off the waiver list as a possible RB replacement. But for this to happen, a squad spot had to be freed up. Johnson made this decision.
He played 86 snaps over the season, but only 9.6 percent of all offensive snaps. Johnson could still end up on the team’s practice squad – or find a new franchise.
The Germans in the NFL practice squads
Lenny Krieg: After a strong performance at the combine, Krieg signed a three-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons in March. He was released on August 26th as part of the final squad cuts, but was reinstated to the practice squad a day later. There were no changes here in Week 13 either; Krieg remains part of the Falcons’ practice squad.
The remaining Germans are still listed in the practice squads: Tight End Maximilian Mang (Indianapolis Colts), Linebacker Julius Welschof (Pittsburgh Steelers), Offensive Tackle Lorenz Metz (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Offensive Tackle Leander Wiegand (New York Jets) and offensive tackle Kilian Zierer (Jacksonville Jaguars).
