SAN ANTONIO —At first glance, this appears to be a typical commitment ceremony. Flanked by friends and family. Three baseball caps on the table. This is meat-and-potatoes fare for a talented high school kid making a college choice.
With a microphone pushed in his direction on the sideline during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, top-flight receiver prospect Amon-Ra St. Brown opens by thanking his father.
"Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today," the Los Angeles-area native says in front of the Alamodome crowd and a national TV audience. "He's pushed me from point A to point Z.