Robert Rochell is all about the team, would rather win Super Bowl than make Hall of Fame
Robert Rochell hasn’t been a member of the Los Angeles Rams for even a month yet, but he’s already taking the team’s “we not me” mentality to heart. The rookie cornerback out of Central Arkansas is a team player willing to do whatever it takes to help the Rams win.
In fact, he’d rather win a Super Bowl with his teammates than make the Hall of Fame on his own.
“I’m just a team player, selfless guy. I’m willing to do anything it takes to get a ‘W.’ I would rather win a Super Bowl with my team than be in the Hall of Fame by myself, so just having that type of mindset and being ready to work with those guys,” Rochell said in an interview with TheRams.com.
Rochell is a cornerback with good size and length, as well as elite athleticism and leaping ability. Being a former wide receiver, he also has great ball skills, which he’ll be sure to show off in the NFL.
The Rams have another cornerback with those traits in Jalen Ramsey, who’s a player Rochell modeled his game after. He even wears double-sleeves like Ramsey.
“It means a lot just because I was a guy that modeled my game after Jalen Ramsey and really watched him throughout my college career – [got] the double-sleeves from him and all that type of stuff,” Rochell said. “Just coming here and being with a guy I’ve already been watching my whole career and now I get to see him face-to-face and right on the side of him, it means everything. Just being in L.A. and being a Ram, I don’t even know how to feel.”
Rochell is currently the fourth cornerback but he’ll compete for the No. 3 job with David Long Jr. He’s somewhat raw, but don’t rule out the rookie making an impact in 2021 as part of a talented secondary.
