Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Detroit Lions welcomed their former coach Ben Johnson back to Detroit in NFL Week 2.
Johnson, who previously spent several years with the Lions as an assistant coach, is now the head coach for the Bears. Johnson and his Bears rolled into the Motor City looking to pick up their first win and move the Lions to 0-2.
However, the Lions dominated this game and walked away with a 52-21 victory. The Lions collected over 500 yards of offense while the defense forced two turnovers and picked up four sacks.
At one point during the game, Lions fans were heard chanting "F*** you, Ben Johnson." Obviously, these fans weren't happy that their offensive coordinator left for a divisional rival and they wanted everybody to know how they felt.
On the latest episode of the St. Brown Podcast, which Amon-Ra hosts with his brother, Equanimeous, the Lions receiver was asked by his brother what he thought of the chants.
"I don't think that was right," said St. Brown. "I don't think he deserves that, just because of how much he's done for us. Booing and F you, that's completely different. Saying 'F you Ben,' I don't think that's right."
It was nice of St. Brown to defend his former coach. As the star receiver mentioned, Johnson is responsible for the Lions boasting one of the best offenses in the league for the last several seasons.
Of course, it's understandable to be frustrated when a key piece of your team leaves, especially for a division rival, but making it personal is never the answer. Johnson was one of hottest head coaching candidates in the league last offseason, so it was inevitable he would land another job eventually.
It's worth noting that Johnson also defended Dan Campbell after the game. Johnson was asked if he felt like Campbell ran up the score, and Johnson had a classy response.
"What’s he supposed to do? It’s fourth-and-goal, what do you want him to do? He could’ve kicked the field goal," said Johnson. "They don’t kick field goals. They go for it there. He was doing what he was supposed to do. That’s what he does.”
These two rivals won't meet on the field again until January when they meet up for the final regular season game in Chicago. In the Week 2 matchup, St. Brown caught nine passes for 115 yards and three touchdowns.