City of Detroit burns Saints’ receiver Equanimeous St. Brown after he says it’s not a ‘desirable destination’

Equanimeous St. Brown seemingly doesn’t person overmuch emotion for the city of Detroit. 

During past week’s occurrence of the "St. Brown Podcast," Equanimeous took a fig of digs astatine the metropolis that his brother Lions prima receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown calls home.

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

"No 1 truly flies to Detroit, it’s not truly a desirable destination. So there’s not that galore flights going there, successful lawsuit you were wondering," Equanimeous, who signed with the New Orleans Saints signifier squad this offseason, quipped.

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"I’m telling you. No one's trying to spell to Detroit, really. Other than for a Lions game, I consciousness similar there’s nary crushed to spell there."

Unsurprisingly, Amon-Ra took defence of his brother’s remarks, but Equanimeous was unrelenting.

"Detroit — nary one's going there. I committedness you… I deliberation a batch of radical extracurricular Detroit would hold with me. Like if they could take to unrecorded anyplace successful the satellite oregon the country, they would not take Detroit — hatred to accidental it." 

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown (13) catches a walk against the Tennessee Titans during the archetypal fractional astatine Caesars Superdome.  (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

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The remarks appeared to ruffle immoderate feathers in Michigan — particularly the societal media relationship for the metropolis of Detroit.

"Man, we cognize it’s hard erstwhile babe bro is outshining you. But you don’t person to instrumentality that retired connected us, Equanimeous," the relationship connected X posted successful effect to a clip of the podcast. "Our colonisation has really grown for the archetypal clip successful much than six decades, per the @uscensusbureau. Detroit present ranks arsenic the 26th astir populous metropolis successful America." 

Equanimeous responded backmost connected societal media with different spirited dig, "Hopefully adjacent twelvemonth you’ll ace apical 25." 

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown (13) warms up during signifier astatine Yulman Stadium (Tulane).  (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

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But Detroit had the past laugh. 

"Hopefully adjacent twelvemonth you don’t person to determination to different city," the station read.  

Equanimeous St. Brown was drafted by the Green Bay Packers successful the sixth circular of the 2018 NFL Draft. After 4 seasons, helium signed with the Chicago Bears and, during the offseason, helium joined the Saints signifier squad. 

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