Winning Super Bowls is hard. Of the 32 teams in the NFL, 12 of them have never won one. The Rams are one of the 15 teams that has won multiple rings, most recently going all the way in 2021 after acquiring Matthew Stafford from the Lions.
They went all-in to win that championship, landing Stafford, Von Miller and Odell Beckham Jr. two years ago. It was in line with the aggressiveness they showed in previous years, often trading picks for proven players.
The Rams are feeling the pain of that roster-building approach now after going 5-12 last season and staring another tough year in the face in 2023. But if you ask former NFL defensive lineman Marcus Spears, he says it was all worth it – even if the Rams have to rebuild now.
“You pay the price, right? And the price was a Super Bowl,” Spears said on ESPN. “I played nine years. I wish I had one. I wish a team would’ve sold out for me to get one. I wouldn’t mind them sucking right now. I played for the Cowboys. We ain’t win a Super Bowl in a hundred years. I would take one. Just one. And the Rams were able to get to the mountain top.”
.@mspears96 still loves the Rams' move for a Super Bowl even if they may be paying for it🏆
"The price is a Super Bowl. I played 9 years, I wish I had one. I wish a team would've sold out … You don't think I would've love to lay in some damn confetti … like @Realrclark25?" pic.twitter.com/Pn4dZDi26v
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) April 4, 2023
Even with as poorly as the 2022 season went for the Rams, Spears says it was worth it. And when Aaron Donald’s career is over, people won’t be talking about his 2022 season. They’ll be talking about the Super Bowl he won and the way he played in that game against the Bengals.
Spears loves what the Rams did to reach the pinnacle of the sport, even if it did have a cost.
“They have a Super Bowl championship, OK?” He said. “Nobody’s gonna ask Aaron Donald about, ‘How do you feel about Baker Mayfield signing with the team the year after?’ They’re gonna ask him about the damn Super Bowl. I love what the Rams did. They gotta go through some pains before they get back on their feet, but I’d take a Super Bowl for that.”
This is the feeling many Rams fans have. While some are frustrated by the current state of the team, most fans understand the price was worth the ring.
