MUNICH (AP) — Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown tapped into his German roots by wearing lederhosen on his arrival at Allianz Arena for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots.
Even though his
mother is not from the region — she hails from Leverkusen — St. Brown and some teammates still got into the local custom by sporting the iconic Bavarian attire.
Lions long snapper Hogan Hatten and wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa also wore lederhosen — typically deer leather shorts with suspenders, and popular at Oktoberfest.
St. Brown, a fluent German speaker, was asked in German on Friday if he would use a traditional Bavarian folk dance called “schuhplattler” for a touchdown celebration. He said he hasn’t made any decisions yet.
Four years ago, an editor from German broadcaster ProSieben surprised Tom Brady at a press conference in Munich by presenting the then-Buccaneers quarterback with specially made lederhosen.
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