For Rams' rookies, it is grabbing opportunity and not letting it go
by Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times
Dec 03, 2017
3 minutes
PHOENIX - As pep talks go, this one was short and to the point.
Wade Phillips, the Los Angeles Rams' veteran defensive coordinator, wanted to gauge linebacker Samson Ebukam's frame of mind this week as the rookie prepared for his first NFL start on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.
"Are you nervous?" Phillips asked.
"Heck yeah," Ebukam responded.
"Well," Phillips said, "you better be."
Ebukam chuckled recalling the exchange.
"Of course I'm
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