I'll start with the good news that came out a little bit ago: the Rams will retire Deacon Jones' #75 at one of this year's home games. (I certainly hope it will be one of the weeks they're wearing throwback uniforms.)
It's always been one of the biggest and oddest of this franchise's failings that Deacon's jersey was never retired. The unofficial reason is that Deacon and ownership never got along. But never mind that. Deacon is certainly the best defensive player in Rams history, and you can make a very good case that he's the best in league history; top five, certainly. He's already enshrined in the Hall of Fame; honors from the team have been decades late in coming.
Thumbs up to Chip Rosenbloom for correcting a years-old injustice and finally getting the jersey of one of the Rams' greatest retired.
No word yet, however, if the Rams will publicly apologize for allowing Claude Terrell to wear #75 a few years ago.
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