Amon-Ra St. Brown's dad infuriates fans over ‘breeding' comments

New York Post

14-07-2025

The father of Detroit Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown made waves online while discussing his sons' personal lives, specifically saying they should have children with Black women in order to 'breed' better athletes.
John Brown and his wife, Miram, who is white, have three sons, including Equanimeous and Osiris, both of whom were Division I athletes. Equanimeous, a wide receiver and sixth-round draft pick in 2018, played for the Saints last year. Osiris was a wideout for Stanford but didn't pursue professional career due a lingering foot injury.
On Saturday, the 'St. Brown' podcast — which is hosted by Amon-Ra and Equanimeous — posted a clip of John, a former bodybuilder, explaining his philosophy on 'breeding' and raising three athletic sons.
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4 Amon-Ra St. Brown in action for the Lions.
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'I believe in breeding,' John said. 'You gotta pick the right girl and the right guy… Look at you [both], good athlete, I'm Black, mom is white. I've done stepped on it once, you can't keep stepping on it because you're going to mess it up. You're going to weaken it… You can't keep cutting it. You and Brooklyn [Adams, Amon-Ra's fiancée], because Brooklyn's half and half, you've got a chance.
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'… You've got to be careful, you've got to think about that. I'm Black, I've got the Black gold running through my veins, I'm excited and just going to find the right person to mate with. If I'm white, I'm saying, 'Let me get one of those brothers around here,' if you want to have athletes. If you don't want to have athletes, then just go ahead and spread your seed wherever.
4 John Brown discusses breeding and relationships with his sons on their podcast in August 2024.
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'Mama got that big chin and big toes. Ain't nothing wrong with a big-toed woman… You've gotta think of this stuff, some guys don't think of it until later.'
The podcast was an old episode from August 2024, when John joined his sons as a guest.
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Many were surprised by Brown's comments, while others deemed his remarks to be racist.
4 (L-R) Amon-Ra St. Brown, Osiris Brown, Miram Brown, John Brown, and John Brown and Equanimeous Brown.
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4 Brothers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Equanimeous Brown on their podcast.
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This isn't the first time John has echoed similar remarks when discussing his sons' personal lives on a mic.
During a December 2021 appearance on the 'Momentum' podcast, John explained how he told his sons to marry a Black woman.
'You can't keep cutting that blackness… My sons, I'm like, 'Man, you're all half black and half white. So you better try to marry a black girl because you want some athletes… because if not you gotta know what it is.
'You need a volleyball girl, like [5-foot-9]… African American, oh yeah. Make sure her knees are lined up, you gotta be careful with that.
'I like little ankles, because they're swift. You want strong knees, and ask her about her family, but don't be so obvious… [Ask] did your dad play sports? Did your mom play? … You gotta think about these things.'