Amon-Ra St. Brown strode into Lambeau Field last season wearing a custom sweatshirt that said across the chest, "F*ck the Packers," except his version wasn't edited. Then he caught a touchdown and celebrated with his famous headstand in the Lions' 24-14 win over the Packers.
With the Lions set to return to the scene for Sunday's season opener, a new custom sweatshirt is floating around Green Bay. It's Packers green, with St. Brown's face plastered on the chest. This time, St. Brown is on the receiving end of the same phrase.
When he heard about the sweatshirt after Thursday's practice, St. Brown asked, "Is it nice?" He smiled when he saw a picture of it and said, "Oh, that's beautiful. Just don’t like the color."
If he can get his hands on one, don't be shocked if you see him wearing it before Sunday's game.
St. Brown has always loved playing in Green Bay, in one of the most famous stadiums in football. When he walked out onto the grass for the first time as a rookie, he remembers thinking to himself, "Damn, this is Lambeau."
"I was looking around, seeing how tall the building was, just the history, it's still an awesome place to play," he said. "The fans bring it. Every time we play there it just feels historic, but I think the rivalry that's been building up these past few years with us having won those past three games there, I know it's going to be crazy when we get there. The energy is always there, which we love as players."
As for the game itself, "to start off the season with any division opponent is a big one," said St. Brown.
"Green Bay is a really good team, obviously they made the playoffs last year," he said. "Feel like every time we play them, it’s a tough one, tough battle, so we know what we’re getting into. They’re going to be ready, we’re going to be ready, and I think it’s going to be a pretty good game."