NFL Star Who Earned $5 Million But Was Unemployed After Brutal Roster Cut, Got New Contract With New Orleans Saints

EQUANIMEOUS St. Brown hopes to revive his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints.

The 27-year-old former Chicago Bears wide receiver signed with the Saints after becoming a free agent at the end of last season.

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Brown endured an injury-plagued campaign in 2023, starting just 2 games in the regular season.

The former Notre Dame player signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract extension with the Bears before last season.

But he was plagued by hamstring problems, which he released in February.

The terms of his new contract with the Saints were not included in the team’s official statement.

Sports talent runs in the St. Brown family, with Equanimeous’ brother Amon-Ra a standout with the Detroit Lions.

Since arriving in the NFL, St. Brown has earned $4,684,632, per Spotrac.

And fans are hopeful that a change of scenery could change his career fortunes.

“Bears legend. They got a good one,” one NFL fan wrote on X.

“I wanted to see the St Brown Brothers play in the same team. Maybe next off-season,” said another.

“Random but accepted, we don’t have WR depth,” said a third.

“W for the Saints,” added a fourth.

St. Brown will compete with Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Cedrick Wilson, AT Perry and Stanley Morgan for touches in New Orleans.

Standing 6 feet tall and weighing 214 pounds, he was drafted in the sixth round by the Green Bay Packers in 2018.

During his rookie season, St. Brown made 21 receptions for 328 yards.

He missed the entire 2019 season due to injury, eventually finding the payoff for his first Packers touchdown in December 2020.

Brown struggled to secure a regular starting spot in Green Bay.

He joined Chicago in 2022 and was the WR3 during his first season at Illinois.

Equanimeous had 21 catches for 323 yards and a touchdown, earning a one-year extension.

But injuries struck again last season, with St. Brown landing on injured reserve just weeks into the schedule.

He finished 2023 with just 5 receptions for 62 yards in 7 games.

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