Amon-Ra St. Brown Teases Joining Germany's Flag Football Team for 2028 LA Olympics

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has an opportunity to play football in Germany this week, but he's hoping to represent the country on an even bigger stage in the future.

St. Brown told reporters on Friday that he wants to play flag football for Germany's national team at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to The Associated Press' Ken Maguire.

"I would love to play for the German national team for the flag Olympics, that would be something off my bucket list that I've done," St. Brown said during his press conference.

The All-Pro wide receiver has deep ties to the country. His mother, Miriam, was born in Leverkusen, Germany, where St. Brown spent many summers. St. Brown is fluent in German and hosts annual youth football camps in Germany during the offseason, according to MLive's Benjamin Raven.

There's a qualifying tournament scheduled a few weeks before the Olympics begin, which the 27-year-old wide receiver said he would attend if he can work out potential scheduling conflicts with the Lions training camp.

Jona Winkel, Germany's flag football director of coaching, declined to say if there's been contact with St. Brown, Maguire reported, but didn't seem opposed to the idea.

"In our experience, receiver is by far the position that allows the fastest transition from tackle to flag football," Winkel said.

St. Brown will have an opportunity to play his first NFL game in Germany on Sunday when the Lions face the New England Patriots at Allianz Arena in Munich.