LOS ANGELES — For a decade he has been a leg the Rams could stand on, their irrepressible ambassador, their unwavering presence.
So when it appeared he was going to be cut, Johnny Hekker understandably couldn't bear to watch.
It was late August, he was sidelined by COVID-19, and, on the television in an exhibition game against the Denver Broncos, his potential replacement, Corey Bojorquez, was booming the ball.