Former Trojans star involved in fight during joint training camp

Former USC football wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was involved in a training camp brawl when a fight broke out during the joint practice between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants.

The scrum began after St. Brown caught a pass against the Giants’ Dru Phillips. After the play, Giants safety Dane Belton knocked the ball out of St. Brown’s hands, attempting to make a play. Lions teammate Jameson Williams took offense and shoved Phillips.

This quickly escalated into a huge brawl between many of the players on both teams. Even Giants quarterback Daniel Jones got involved, stating after practice that he joined the fight because he wanted to “defend” his teammate. Overall, there were multiple fights throughout the day between the two NFC rivals.

St. Brown emerged as one of the NFL’s top receivers in 2023 after finishing the year ranked third in receiving yards. St. Brown recorded 119 receptions for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns, helping the Lions advance to the NFC Championship Game during their longest playoff run since the 1990s. Only Tyreek Hill and CeeDee Lamb had more receiving yards than St. Brown, and only Lamb had more receptions than him in 2023.

For his efforts, St. Brown was named a first-team All-Pro after the season and was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl.

After his best year of his career, St. Brown was rewarded by signing a four-year, $120 million contract extension with the Lions in April. He is now one of the highest-paid receivers in NFL history. Only Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson and Philadelphia Eagles receiver AJ Brown make more money than St. Brown right now.

St. Brown enters his fourth year in 2024, coming off two consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. The former fourth-round draft pick, who notably carries a list of all receivers selected before him, has a career total of 315 receptions for 3,588 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Before coming to the NFL, St. Brown starred at USC for three years. He began his college career with 60 receptions for 750 yards and three touchdowns. St. Brown followed up that rookie year with the best season of his time as a Trojan, when he recorded 77 receptions for 1,047 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games. He only played in six games as a junior in 2020, but still managed to rack up 41 receptions for 478 yards and seven touchdowns while earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors.

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