Amon-Ra St. Brown Laughs Off Rib Injury, Will Play Against Dolphins

The NFL injury report is mostly a work of fiction, but when a guy is listed with a rib injury that limits him all week, you usually assume he might actually sit. Not Amon-Ra St. Brown. According to Tom Pelissero, the Detroit Lions star receiver is officially good to go today against the Miami Dolphins.

Playing through bruised ribs sounds like the kind of thing that requires a flak jacket and a complete lack of self-preservation. For St. Brown, it is just another Sunday at the office. You could probably list him as questionable with a missing limb and he would still find a way to run a flawless option route on third down.

"Tom Pelissero reported St. Brown is 'good to go today against the Dolphins.'"

The Lions desperately need him on the field to keep their momentum rolling. St. Brown has already racked up 53 catches for 580 yards and five touchdowns this season, serving as the absolute engine of the Detroit passing game. When Jared Goff needs a bailout, number 14 is the only button he presses.

Detroit is coming off a gritty 19-15 win over the Minnesota Vikings last week, and having their top target active completely changes the math for anyone looking at today's game totals. The Dolphins, meanwhile, just dropped an ugly 24-19 game to the New England Patriots and now have to figure out how to tackle a very angry, very motivated receiver who refuses to take a week off.

This is not exactly new territory for St. Brown. A quick look at his career shows a guy who has played through ankle sprains, abdominal issues, and toe injuries without blinking. He treats the medical tent like a mild inconvenience rather than an actual destination.

We will see exactly how much those ribs bother him once he takes his first hit over the middle this evening. But if history is any indicator, the Miami secondary is going to have a much more painful night than he is.