Rams Pro Bowl left tackle Andrew Whitworth shared what it was like watching his teammates play the Vikings while he was at home on the COVID list.
, even though I’m vaccinated and received the booster, so I had to sit out this critical road trip. That had me in the strange position of watching my team from afar, and there was some anxious anticipation before kickoff. I got up early and got in the sauna at my house and tried to calm myself down. I texted with some of my teammates — checked in with, Cooper Kupp, Rob Havenstein and others — then sat around for an hour waiting for the game to start.
Sunday, I felt like a coach. I couldn’t sit down. My wife, Melissa, was on the couch scrolling through social media, but I asked her not to tell me about that. She always tells me she doesn’t write anything on Twitter, but then I’ll end up seeing people and they say, “Man, your wife’s hilarious.” So I know she’s tweeting.
We’ve learned a lot about our team these last couple of weeks, especially when some key starters have been unavailable because of COVID. You forget sometimes in football when you’re just worried about having a perfect team, or having all the “right” guys, that it’s really about overcoming adversity. The true idea of a team is when guys step in, take on their roles and execute them.The Rams clinched a playoff spot and moved into first place in the NFC West with a win over Minnesota.
Los Angeles was a big adjustment for me. I think about the first time I came out of the tunnel at the Coliseum, playing Indianapolis at home in 2017, walking into that stadium and thinking, “There’sRams offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth blocks Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard during a game on Sept. 19 in Indianapolis.
And then when I got to Cincinnati, regardless of our success, you’ve got an awesome fan base where every week it’s sold out. You’ve got that hometown feel, and then when we started winning it was just insane. I knew Dave would do a good job. He’s played a lot of football. Alaric is a guy that Rob Havenstein and I have poured into all year and really think a lot of. We think he can be a really good football player, so it was awesome for me to see him go out there and execute. I’m really happy for him, and I reached out to him after the game and told him so.
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