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Detroit Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown has emerged as one of the NFL\u2019s most reliable and dynamic receivers, thriving on precision, toughness and relentless preparation. His ability to consistently beat defenders with crisp routes and elite timing has made him a focal point of Detroit\u2019s offense. Through execution and a chip-on-his-shoulder mentality, St. Brown continues to prove he belongs among the league\u2019s best.<\/p>\n
In his first nine games this season, the 26-year-old has hauled in 64 catches on 82 targets for 693 yards and eight touchdowns. His totals rank fifth in the league in receiving yards and fourth in receptions, a testament to his continued consistency in his fifth NFL season.<\/p>\n
St. Brown signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension with the Lions in April 2024, keeping him locked in with the organization through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14)\u00a9 Peter Casey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
As St. Brown prepares for Sunday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10, he took to social media with a special announcement. In addition to\u00a0posting on his personal Instagram story, the St. Brown Foundation, an account run by Amon-Ra and his brothers Equanimeous and Osiris, announced a giveaway for fans.<\/p>\n
St. Brown shared he is giving away a signed box of Cheerios to one lucky winner. \u201cDid someone say GIVEAWAY? You could win a box of @cheerios SIGNED by @amonra_stbrown! ,\u201d the post read, followed by instructions on how to enter.<\/p>\n
St. Brown\u2019s partnership with Cheerios began in July 2025, marking a few months of collaboration. As part of General Mills\u2019 second annual \u201cCereal Training Camp\u201d promotion, he was featured on a limited-edition box of Honey Nut Cheerios. The packaging highlights his signature \u201cHoney Handstand\u201d touchdown celebration, and the boxes hit grocery store shelves nationwide in August.<\/p>\n
Off the field, St. Brown continues to build his brand while proving to be one of the best value picks in recent memory. Drafted in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, he has played a central role in Detroit\u2019s emergence as a championship contender. He is a major reason the Lions are tied for first in the NFC North with a 6\u20133 record. A three-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro, St. Brown remains focused on the ultimate goal of bringing a Super Bowl title back to Detroit.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t let anyone in the Lightning organization tell you otherwise: Playing the Florida Panthers is not just another hockey game.<\/p>\n
The animosity between the teams runs deep and seems to intensify every time they meet, whether it\u2019s in the playoffs or the preseason. They truly don\u2019t like each other.<\/p>\n
Some Lightning and Panthers players were teammates for last season\u2019s 4 Nations Faceoff and will be again in February\u2019s Winter Olympics. But their teams\u2019 disdain for each other is real.<\/p>\n
For all that, Lightning-Panthers might be the best rivalry in the NHL.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlayers have memories too, right?\u201c Lightning coach Jon Cooper told reporters Friday. \u201dSo they know who we\u2019re playing and especially when we\u2019ve recently played each other in a playoffs. So, coaches don\u2018t need to do much for this one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone has had Nov. 15 marked on their calendars since the last time the teams met \u2014 the penalty-riddled, fight-filled preseason finale Oct. 4 in Sunrise that ended with 16 ejections, 65 penalties and 322 penalty minutes between the teams.<\/p>\n
Now, the cross-state rivals will meet for the first time in the regular season Saturday at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s definitely a fine line between what you want to do and how you want to play,\u201d said Lightning forward Zemgus Girgensons. \u201cBut I mean, definitely anytime we\u2019ve played against them it gets a little rowdy. I don\u2019t mind it. I think it\u2019s fun, but I haven\u2019t really thought about it that much.\u201d<\/p>\n
Girgensons was knocked out of that final preseason game by a head-first check into the boards from Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe. Girgensons missed the first seven games of the season. Verhaeghe was ejected but received no supplemental discipline.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s certainly a lot of frustration that lies with the Lightning when it comes to the defending back-to-back Stanley Cup champions. Part of it is that Florida currently holds bragging rights after eliminating Tampa Bay in each of the past two postseasons.<\/p>\n
And while the Panthers\u2019 physical brand of play toes the line \u2014 there was no better example of the physical back-and-fourth between the teams than last season\u2019s first-round playoff series \u2014 the Lightning felt that the way game officials and later the league regulated the play was lopsided.<\/p>\n
That notion was revived in the second-to-last preseason game, when Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel was cross-checked, hit with a high stick and then sucker-punched by Panthers forward A.J. Greer, knocking him out of the game. Greer was fined but received no further supplemental discipline.<\/p>\n
Rather than leaving their other star players susceptible to injury in a meaningless game two nights later, the Lightning called up six players from AHL Syracuse. It was clear from the start they were going to take their pound of flesh if the league, in their eyes, wasn\u2019t going to do their part to punish the Panthers.<\/p>\n
The events of those final two preseason games made the Lightning reevaluate some things. They claimed imposing forward Curtis Douglas, a 6-foot-9 enforcer, off waivers on Oct. 6. From the moment he was acquired, it was clear that it was for games like Saturday\u2019s that he was added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen them on TV,\u201d Douglas said of the Lightning-Panthers games. \u201c And, I mean, I\u2019m excited. It should be really fun. It\u2019s my brand of hockey. I wasn\u2019t there for the last game, but I\u2019m here now, so we\u2019ll what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no reason to think anything will change Saturday. The Lightning are banged up, and with the volatile nature of this series they\u2019ll have to make calls on whether to put important players who might not be fully healthy into the physical kind of game it promises to be.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a rivalry game. The Panthers stand in the Lightning\u2019s way and could again when it matters most in the postseason. But this is not that time. While two points are important with both teams sitting outside a playoff spot, it\u2019s still only one game in mid-November.<\/p>\n
The Lightning were without seven regulars for Wednesday\u2019s loss to the Rangers.<\/p>\n
Center Nick Paul is on long-term injured reserve. Defenseman Ryan McDonagh and rookie center Dominic James were placed on IR after getting injured last Saturday against the Capitals. Hagel took another hit to the head just three shifts into Wednesday\u2019s game and didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n
Forward Pontus Holmberg didn\u2018t play Wednesday or practice Friday. Defenseman Victor Hedman and center Anthony Cirelli did practice Friday, but Cooper said it shouldn\u2019t be assumed they\u2019ll play against the Panthers.<\/p>\n
\u201dWe\u2019re a little bit of a MASH unit right now,” the coach said. \u201cEven the guys that practiced (Friday), some of those guys aren\u2019t going to be in, either, so we\u2019ll have to get a wake up (Saturday) and see where we\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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