Amon-Ra St. Brown shares shocking detail about injury after Lions' win over Cowboys

Heading into the "Thursday Night Football" game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys, many outsiders assumed that star Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown wouldn't play after he suffered a scary-looking ankle injury in the club's 31-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day. 

St. Brown ultimately took the field and then played a major role in the Lions' 44-30 win that improved them to 8-5 on the season. Following the victory, he opened up about the seriousness of the ankle issue. 

Amon-Ra St. Brown initially "couldn't walk" after ankle injury

"After the game, I hurt it Thursday, Friday, I couldn’t walk," St. Brown admitted, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. "Saturday, I could barely walk. At that point, I was like, 'I can’t play, it hurts too bad.' Sunday, I was able to walk, felt a little better, tried to jog, and couldn’t even do a warmup. Kind of down, feeling like I couldn’t play. And then Tuesday came, and I felt a lot better. I felt like I had a chance. Wednesday, I was like, 'OK, I feel I can play.'"

St. Brown was more than just a decoy against Dallas, as he caught six passes for 92 yards. His 37-yard gain with under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter allowed the Lions to ice the game away via Jahmyr Gibbs' third rushing score of the contest.