Amon-Ra St. Brown has 2028 Olympics plan with Germany in mind – Charm

Feb. 3, 2026, 9:04 a.m. ET

SAN FRANCISCO — Team USA will be the heavy favorite to win the first gold medal in flag football at the 2028 Olympics, but Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has designs on playing for a different country in the games.

St. Brown, who is scheduled to take part in flag football as part of the Pro Bowl games on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Super Bowl 60, said he’d like to play for Team Germany in flag football at the Olympics.

“I think it’d be Team Germany,” St. Brown told the Free Press before Monday’s Pro Bowl practice. “USA already has enough players. I mean, look out here. Like, it’s stacked. They got everyone here, so let me play for Team Germany.”

St. Brown, whose 547 catches are the most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2021, has deep ties to Germany.

His mother, Miriam, was born in the country. He speaks fluent German. He has hosted a summer football camp in Germany the past two years. And, as he told the Free Press in December, he has visited the country more than a dozen times in his life.

St. Brown and his brother Equanimeous also are global flag football ambassadors for the NFL and the International Federation of American Football.

The IFAF flag football world championships are scheduled for Düsseldorf, Germany, this summer.

The event is a prelude to the sport’s Olympic debut in the 2028 Los Angeles Games, when NFL players are expected to participate.

Asked if he would seriously consider playing for Germany in the Olympics, St. Brown said, “I would, if I’m allowed to,” though he said he’s not sure who Team Germany could recruit to play quarterback.

“I don’t know,” St. Brown said. “I’d throw it to myself.”

While any decision on the Olympics is years away, St. Brown will take part in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Basketball game next week in Los Angeles. He said his hoop game is “not bad,” though teammate Jahmyr Gibbs gave a less-than-ringing endorsement of his skill level.