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Rams notes: Cook apologizes for shoving Davis
• By Jim Thomas
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_5d25a766-0c40-5dd5-a497-657681f1219b.html
From a Rams perspective, it wasn’t the prettiest moment in Sunday’s Rams-Cowboys game.
Tight end Jared Cook had just bobbled and dropped what would’ve been a lead-extending touchdown pass from quarterback Austin Davis on third-and-3 from the Dallas 10.
A touchdown would’ve given the Rams a 28-20 lead with 13 minutes 28 seconds to play. Instead, they settled for a Greg Zuerlein field goal and a 24-20 advantage.
In what ended up as a 34-31 Cowboys victory, it was four points lost for the Rams. Cook was upset with himself and took it out on Davis a few seconds later on the St. Louis sideline. Davis came up to console Cook, and Cook responded by aggressively shoving Davis.
Defensive end William Hayes, with help from defensive end Robert Quinn, pulled Cook away and tried to calm him down.
“I was just mad,” Cook said in the locker room after the game. “(Davis) was just trying to talk to me. It was just one of those times where you want to be on your own, you know? He was just being a good teammate.”
Davis said the sideline blowup was heat of the moment, and no big deal.
“Obviously, he can’t put this game on himself,” Davis said. “You can go down the list, there were numerous plays that we all could’ve made to change the outcome of the game.
“On the sidelines, we’re all frustrated, trying to keep it together. I mean, that stuff happens all the time. We talked, we’re fine. I didn’t even think twice of it.”
Cook had trouble with drops last season, but Sunday’s drop was his first of 2014. Davis threw the ball before Cook even made his break and hit him in stride in the end zone.
Cook finished with seven catches for 75 yards, matching his single-game high for receptions as a Ram.
Several hours after the game, Cook issued an apology via his Twitter account (@jaredcook89):
“There is never an excuse for unsportsmanlike conduct and I apologize to everyone. I want to thank my teammates again, Austin Davis and William Hayes, for their support on the sidelines, the Rams on the sidelines, and especially to all our fans for whom we fight so hard for your love and your continued support.”
BIRONAS DEATH
A couple of hours after the game, coach Jeff Fisher issued a statement on the death of former Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas in a car crash Saturday night in Nashville at age 36.
“I had six great years with Rob in Tennessee,” Fisher said in the statement. “He was a great player as well as an outstanding teammate. While he made memorable contributions on the field, his work and character off the field were just as significant. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife Rachel, and the Bironas and Bradshaw families.”
Bironas’ wife is the daughter of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
SITTING IT OUT
Rams inactives Sunday were: WR/punt returner Tavon Austin (knee), CB Trumaine Johnson (knee), C/G Barrett Jones (back), CB Brandon McGee (foot), RB Tre Mason, S Maurice Alexander and QB Case Keenum.
With Keenum sitting, the Rams dressed only two quarterbacks with Shaun Hill (thigh) backing up Davis. FB/TE Cory Harkey played despite missing most of the practice week with a sprained knee.
Because of Harkey’s injury, the team dressed a fourth tight end just in case: undrafted rookie Alex Bayer, who saw his first NFL action.
RAM-BLINGS
• Fisher reported no Rams injuries after the game.
• Rams owner Stan Kroenke was in the house Sunday.
• For the second week in a row, Davis spread the ball around, once again completing at least one pass to eight different receivers.
• By Jim Thomas
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_5d25a766-0c40-5dd5-a497-657681f1219b.html
From a Rams perspective, it wasn’t the prettiest moment in Sunday’s Rams-Cowboys game.
Tight end Jared Cook had just bobbled and dropped what would’ve been a lead-extending touchdown pass from quarterback Austin Davis on third-and-3 from the Dallas 10.
A touchdown would’ve given the Rams a 28-20 lead with 13 minutes 28 seconds to play. Instead, they settled for a Greg Zuerlein field goal and a 24-20 advantage.
In what ended up as a 34-31 Cowboys victory, it was four points lost for the Rams. Cook was upset with himself and took it out on Davis a few seconds later on the St. Louis sideline. Davis came up to console Cook, and Cook responded by aggressively shoving Davis.
Defensive end William Hayes, with help from defensive end Robert Quinn, pulled Cook away and tried to calm him down.
“I was just mad,” Cook said in the locker room after the game. “(Davis) was just trying to talk to me. It was just one of those times where you want to be on your own, you know? He was just being a good teammate.”
Davis said the sideline blowup was heat of the moment, and no big deal.
“Obviously, he can’t put this game on himself,” Davis said. “You can go down the list, there were numerous plays that we all could’ve made to change the outcome of the game.
“On the sidelines, we’re all frustrated, trying to keep it together. I mean, that stuff happens all the time. We talked, we’re fine. I didn’t even think twice of it.”
Cook had trouble with drops last season, but Sunday’s drop was his first of 2014. Davis threw the ball before Cook even made his break and hit him in stride in the end zone.
Cook finished with seven catches for 75 yards, matching his single-game high for receptions as a Ram.
Several hours after the game, Cook issued an apology via his Twitter account (@jaredcook89):
“There is never an excuse for unsportsmanlike conduct and I apologize to everyone. I want to thank my teammates again, Austin Davis and William Hayes, for their support on the sidelines, the Rams on the sidelines, and especially to all our fans for whom we fight so hard for your love and your continued support.”
BIRONAS DEATH
A couple of hours after the game, coach Jeff Fisher issued a statement on the death of former Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas in a car crash Saturday night in Nashville at age 36.
“I had six great years with Rob in Tennessee,” Fisher said in the statement. “He was a great player as well as an outstanding teammate. While he made memorable contributions on the field, his work and character off the field were just as significant. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife Rachel, and the Bironas and Bradshaw families.”
Bironas’ wife is the daughter of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
SITTING IT OUT
Rams inactives Sunday were: WR/punt returner Tavon Austin (knee), CB Trumaine Johnson (knee), C/G Barrett Jones (back), CB Brandon McGee (foot), RB Tre Mason, S Maurice Alexander and QB Case Keenum.
With Keenum sitting, the Rams dressed only two quarterbacks with Shaun Hill (thigh) backing up Davis. FB/TE Cory Harkey played despite missing most of the practice week with a sprained knee.
Because of Harkey’s injury, the team dressed a fourth tight end just in case: undrafted rookie Alex Bayer, who saw his first NFL action.
RAM-BLINGS
• Fisher reported no Rams injuries after the game.
• Rams owner Stan Kroenke was in the house Sunday.
• For the second week in a row, Davis spread the ball around, once again completing at least one pass to eight different receivers.