His father was a two-time Mr. Universe, so it is no surprise that Amon-Ra St. Brown started lifting weights at an early age.
"I was about 6," St. Brown said. "We started lifting PVC pipes. Not any weight, really. Just to get the form down, and then once we got the form down I started adding like 10 pounds and went on from there."
St. Brown never quite matched his father John's swollen physique, but the strength and athleticism he cultivated at an early age helped make him one of college football's most interesting receivers and the first of two fourth-round draft picks by the Detroit Lions on Saturday.