Nfl Players' Dad Ignites Social Media Frenzy As Racially Charged Remarks About 'breeding' Resurface

The begetter of NFL players Amon-Ra St. Brown and Equanimeous St. Brown drew backlash connected Sunday arsenic a resurfaced clip astir his return connected processing athletes went viral.

John Brown, a erstwhile bodybuilder, appeared connected his sons’ podcast past twelvemonth and talked astir his consequence erstwhile group inquire him astir really he was capable to get his sons into nan NFL and different 1 to play top-tier collegiate football.

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Nov 19, 2023; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) and his relative Chicago Bears wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown (19) successful warms up astatine Ford Field.  (David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports)

"What’s nan mobility they inquire you nan astir about really you sewage 3 kids to spell D1 and 2 successful nan NFL," Amon-Ra St. Brown asked his begetter connected nan "St. Brown Podcast."

Brown responded that he believed successful "breeding."

"Look astatine you – bully athlete, bully athlete," he said of his sons. "I’m Black, his mom is White. Now, I’ve done stepped connected it once, you can’t support stepping connected it because you’re gonna messiness it up. You’re going to weaken it. … Can’t support cutting it.

"You and Brooklyn’s (Amon-Ra’s fiancée) half and half, you person a chance. … You can’t support cutting it. You sewage to beryllium careful. You can’t support cutting it. You sewage to deliberation astir that. You cognize what I mean? If I’m Black, I sewage nan Black golden moving done my veins, I’m excited. I’m conscionable going to find nan correct personification to mate with. If I’m White, I’m saying, ‘Let maine get 1 of these brothers astir here,’ if you want to person athletes.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) makes a drawback for a touchdown against Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon (25) during nan first half astatine Lambeau Field successful Green Bay, Wis. connected Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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"If you don’t want to person athletes, past conscionable spell up and dispersed your seed wherever. … I knew I could trim it once. … I sewage Black golden successful maine and mama sewage that large chin and large toes. I said, ‘Look, ain’t thing incorrect pinch a large toe’d woman.’ You sewage to deliberation of this stuff. Some guys don’t deliberation of it ‘til later."

While nan remarks are astir 11 months old, they still generated speech online. Former Notre Dame backmost Malik Zaire and Houston Texans linebacker E.J. Speed were among those who reacted.

Amon-Ra and Equanimeous’ mom is Miriam Brown, who is primitively from Germany. Their brother, Osiris, played assemblage shot astatine Stanford.

Amon-Ra St. Brown was an All-Pro wide receiver past twelvemonth for nan 2nd consecutive clip arsenic a personnel of nan Detroit Lions. He had 115 catches for 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Aug 25, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA;  New Orleans Saints wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown (13) catches a walk against nan Tennessee Titans during nan first half astatine Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

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Equanimeous St. Brown was pinch nan New Orleans Saints past season. He only played 2 games.

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