With a rare chance for a couple of days off in the middle of a season, it would’ve been easy enough to kick back at home, relax, watch some football on the couch.
Instead, several Rams hopped on a plane Friday and headed to Miami to visit teammate Stedman Bailey, recovering from gunshot wounds to the head in a south Florida hospital.
For those players, visiting their friend and teammate was as rewarding an experience as winning an NFL game. Maybe more so.
“It was just kind of surreal,” defensive tackle Michael Brockers said. “Just seeing him, how good he was, how positive he was.