Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown and new pass game coordinator David Shaw go way, way back.
As we all prepare to learn about how the Detroit Lions offense will change under several new coaches, which includes new offensive coordinator John Morton, Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown revealed on his podcast this week that he has a long, shared history with another new coach. Former Stanford head coach—and now Lions pass game coordinator—David Shaw goes way back with St. Brown.
That’s because St. Brown’s brother, Osiris, went to Stanford while Shaw was the head coach there. Amon-Ra, still in high school at the time, went to a few camps out there during his recruitment and got to know Shaw.
“When I saw [the news], I was like, ‘No way! Coach Shaw with the Lions? That’s a crazy full-circle moment,’” St. Brown said.
As for how much he knows about Shaw and his offenses, St. Brown said he got to know him more on a personal level rather than talk about football.
“It was more like just talking to him about life, what I want in a college, what I like and things like that, but I never got into super depth details about football,” St. Brown said. “But I’m sure he’s awesome. He was with Johnny Mo(rton) in Denver, and Johnny Mo was doing a lot of good stuff when he was here in Detroit.”
A few days after Shaw got the job, he made sure to reach out to Amon-Ra.
“He texted me and said he can’t wait to see me out in Allen Park,” St. Brown said. “So I’m excited to see him. it’s going to be fun. New coaches, fresh faces, time to get back to work.”
St. Brown also gave some insight into what Osiris thought about him during their shared time at Stanford.
“He said he’s a good dude, good coach,” St. Brown said. “I didn’t ask him too much about it. I don’t think Osiris knows much about how much (Shaw) knows about pass game because he was the head coach with Stanford, so I think it’s a little different.”
When goaded by his brother Equanimeous about the offense potentially taking a step back, Amon-Ra made it clear he wasn’t worried.
