NFL star downplays offseason surgery as Lions aim higher: Super Bowl or nothing

Star wideout Amon-Ra St.Brown shared a secret from his offseason and sent Lions fans into a tizzy over their No.

1 pass-catcher.He’s adamant, however, that there’s nothing to be worried about.“I had surgery on my knee after the season just to clean some stuff up,” St.Brown divulged on Thursday.“But I should be good to go for training camp.”There was little indication there was anything was wrong with St.

Brown during the 2024 season: he played in all 18 games, missing only a part of Detroit’s Week 2 matchup against the Buccaneers. In doing so, he racked up another Pro Bowl season, the third of his career.He finished top five for receptions (115), touchdowns (12) and receiving yards (1,263).He enters his fifth NFL season as one of the NFL’s premier receivers and in the first year of a four-year, $120 million contract extension signed in the spring of 2024. St.

Brown was a key part in the Lions’ 15-2 season, their best in history — but any title hopes were cut short in the first round of the playoffs with a surprising loss to the Commanders.  Even with that heartbreaking end to the season, the Lions are setting their sights on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. “For us, it’s Super Bowl or nothing.At this point, we want to win a Super Bowl; that’s it,” St.

Brown said.“Obviously, we’ve got to make the playoffs to win the Super Bowl, but that’s understood by everyone, so, we want to win the Super Bowl.

Plain and simple.”Their road to that trophy begins on Sept.7, 2025, when they face divisional foe Green Bay.  ...