Amon-Ra St. Brown Reacts to Lions’ International Game Announcement — and more

For Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Detroit Lions’ announcement that they will play an international game in Munich during the 2026 season is more than just another item on the schedule, it’s personal.

St. Brown has a deep connection to Germany through his family. His mother, Miriam, is from Cologne, and the Lions’ star wide receiver has openly talked for years about wanting the opportunity to play a meaningful NFL game in his mother’s home country. Now, that moment is finally becoming reality.

“It has been a dream of mine to play a game in my mother’s home country of Germany since coming to the league,” St. Brown said via the Detroit Lions. “I cannot wait to play in front of the incredible fans that I’ve gotten to know through my visits and football camps in the country.”

St. Brown has spent considerable time in Germany over the past few years as part of the Lions’ growing international presence, participating in youth football camps and fan events. Through those experiences, he’s seen firsthand how quickly the Lions’ brand has taken hold overseas.

According to St. Brown, the relationship between German fans and the Lions feels genuine—and that’s what makes the upcoming matchup so meaningful.

The 2026 game in Munich won’t just showcase Detroit football on an international stage. For St. Brown, it represents a rare full-circle moment—one that blends family, culture, and football in a way few players ever get to experience.

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Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz has reportedly made a decision regarding his NFL future.

The veteran tight end plans on doing something specific in 2026, while the team also provided the latest injury update on him.

Mere minutes after announcing their highly-anticipated foray into owning their own TV/streaming network, the Atlanta Braves announced an extension of their ace, Chris Sale.

Sale was in his last year of his prior contract (also an extension) with the Braves, set to make $22 million this season. Now, before he can hit free agency, the Braves will retain him for a modest salary bump to $27 million for the 2027 season, along with a club option worth $30 million for 2028. With the impending labor negotiations, 2028 feels like it’s decades decades away, but no matter when it arrives, the Braves will have the option of bringing back their ace for another year.

Sale is coming off a season that saw him make just 20 starts because of injury, something he’s been no stranger to throughout his career. But those 20 starts were something special as he continued his run of dominance — a 61 ERA-, 67 FIP-, and 73 xFIP-, good for 3.6 fWAR despite just 125 2/3 innings pitched. While Sale is an injury risk in his own right, he’ll be relied upon to anchor a rotation that’s had guys going down left and right. Since coming to the Braves in exchange for Vaughn Grissom ahead of the 2024 season, Sale has put up 10.0 fWAR in 303 1/3 innings with a collective 59 ERA-, 59 FIP-, and 69 xFIP-, while taking home the 2024 NL Cy Young Award.

Stay tuned for more news on what’s already been a day chock full of it, and it isn’t even 9 am on the East Coast yet.