Amon-Ra St. Brown: Staying focused through success

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You're listening to the Tigers Extra Innings ORG podcast. Exclusive conversations from inside the clubhouse and across the league. Your favorite Detroit broadcasters take you behind the scenes throughout the season.

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Danielle Bruce here at Comerica Park FAC with a very special guest, Detroit Lions ORG wide receiver. I'm in Ross St. Brown FAC. So wait, I just heard you were in the batting cages. Not yet.

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No, you haven't taken any swings yet.

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All right. Can you swing a baseball that?

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I think I can.

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You can't. I didn't play baseball growing up, but I'm an athlete. I love that answer.

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You're an athlete. You're going to figure it out, right? You're also throwing out the first pitch. Can you throw a baseball? So I haven't thrown it. I'm throwing a baseball just for fun, but never seriously.I can throw a football, so I think I'll be fine.

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All right. We're good with that. And we're going to talk about these City Connect ORG jerseys right now, too. Looks great on you. Let's see. Did you get your name on the back?

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I did, right?

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Oh, look at that.

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St. Brown ORG. Amazing. What do you think of the jersey? I think they look dope.

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Yeah.

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They got the, I love the color. I love the dark blue.

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I'm really a fan of it.

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The stitching, everything. I mean, it's nice.

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You'll be in Honolulu Blue PRODUCT for a while longer, too, signing the four-year, $120 million extension with the Lions this off season. How proud are you of that? Not only because you signed a major deal, but you got to do it with the Detroit Lions ORG.

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Yeah, I'm super excited. You know, when I first got drafted here three years ago,

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I didn't know what to expect. I was, I didn't watch too much Lions football growing up. I'm a kid from Southern California. I went to USC, so I spent most of my time out there. And, you know, once I got drafted here, I was flying four and a half hours from LA GPE to come to here.

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Weather was a lot different. You know, we didn't start off too hot. Three, 13 and won my rookie year. And then, you know, two years ago, nine and nine and eight. And then last year went all the to the Tennessee GPE championship. So we've been building things here growing. But I'm so grateful to be a part of something special, you know, my teammates, my coaches, my family, my support system, everything. So I couldn't do, I couldn't do without them. And I'm glad to be here for much longer.

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You mentioned being a part of something special as As a born and raised Lions fan, last year was magical.

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That was such a great run. What was it like being in the center of all of that and having the city get behind you guys the way they did? It was amazing. I think Detroit GPE has the best fans ever, in my opinion. Much better than what I had at USC ORG. No offense, USA ORG.I love USC ORG. But these fans are the best. When we, you know, my rookie year, they showed up the same way that they did now. I mean, they never wavered win, lose, or draw. They're always there. And to be a part of it, you know, it's kind of when you're in it, you kind of don't realize it.But when the season's over, you get to sit back and really look back at what we did. It was definitely something special, but we got bigger goals next year.

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That you do. And Jared Goff going to be a huge part of that. And the way Detroit GPE has embraced him is so incredible. I guarantee you'll hear it tonight. If you're staying for the game, the Jared Goff chance. They're still going loud and proud.

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What's it like to have Jared Goff as your quarterback? Describe that for us. Yeah, it's amazing. You know, he's only the only quarterback I've had in NFL ORG, so I'm lucky.

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But to me, he's part of the reason why we were able to get so far

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last year. What he's able to, you know, do with that ball in his hands, a quarterback throwing the ball, being accurate, commanding our offense, being a leader. You know, he's been through adversity. He knows what it's like. So to have someone like that as a quarterback, I mean, he's, he's great. I can't wait for him to get that extension. I know it's coming soon, so just got to be patient.

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The lava waited. I know Detroit fans are anticipating that to this offseason. Amman Ron PERSON. You mentioned you have bigger goals next year. You made it to the NFC championship last year, which means Super Bowl EVENT, right? And fans have the right to feel that way.With winning comes expectations. How do you guys feel about maybe you consider it pressure,

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but just those expectations that come with winning that Super Bowl is the next step. Yeah, you know, for us as a team, we feel like whatever we did last year, you know, to get the same, you know, spot that we did this year, which is with NFC championship, it's going to be a lot harder. Yeah. We've got to target on our back. We're not the same old lines. You're not going to come in Detroit GPE and try to walk over us like you might have been the past several years. So teams are coming into Detroit or whether we're going to their house on an away game.

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They know who we are.

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They know we're a good team.

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So we're going to have to prepare harder, practice harder, train harder, meat harder, whatever it is.

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We're going to have to go that much harder to even get to where we were last year, let alone if we want to go to Super Bowl EVENT.

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So we understand it's going to be a tough task, but we're up for it.

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I can't let you leave me without talking about Dan Campbell PERSON because from the outside looking

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in, Dan Campbell PERSON seems like the man, right? Is he just as exciting in the locker room as he is

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to the public? Yeah, he's awesome. You know, you guys see all the stories online, you know,

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the lines post and all the videos after the game, the speeches. But, you know, being with him almost

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every day, it's like he being with him almost every day,

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it's like he's the same guy every day,

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which I really respect as a player is he never changes.

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He's going to tell you how he feels. If something's on his heart, he's going to let us know as a coach. And he's playing this league. So he understands the stuff that we go through every day, whether it's practice, being sore, you know,

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having family around for Thanksgiving games, distractions, everything.

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So he's great.

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And I think, you know, one of the best leaders I've been around.

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Alman Ra PERSON, thank you so much for taking the time to join us

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and all eyes on this first pitch tonight.

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So it better be good, okay?

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I'm ready. I'm ready.

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All right.

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Thank you so much.

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Go Tigers and go Lions ORG.

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