Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St Brown has apologised to anyone offended by his 'Trump Dance' during Sunday's victory over the Washington Commanders, a game attended by US President Donald Trump.
The dance, which has become popular among athletes, drew backlash on social media. St Brown addressed the criticism on his podcast with his brother Equanimeous, a former NFL player. 'First of all, if I offended anyone, I do apologise. I did not mean to offend anyone. It was just, we're having fun,' he said.
St Brown emphasised the dance was not politically motivated: 'If any president was at that game and had a dance I would have done it. It had nothing to do with who the president was.' The touchdown and dance occurred in the first quarter before Trump arrived, though the president later posted a clip online calling St Brown 'Amon-Ra St Trump'.
Trump has a strained history with the NFL, previously calling protesting players 'sons of bitches' during his first term. He has also urged the Commanders to revert to a racist nickname and criticised the league's choice of Bad Bunny as Super Bowl halftime performer. On Sunday, Trump became the first sitting president to attend a regular-season NFL game since Jimmy Carter in 1978, drawing boos from the crowd.
