Why were Jalen Ramsey and Robbie Gould arguing? Rams CB, 49ers kicker exchange words in NFC title game
It’s not often that kickers are involved in arguments on the field with an opponent and have to be separated by a teammate. But then again, it’s also not often that a kicker has done what Robbie Gould has in the postseason.
Gould is a perfect 21 for 21 on field goal attempts in his playoff career, an NFL record. But that 21st field goal got Gould into some trouble. He nailed a 38-yarder as time expired in the first half to give the Niners a 10-7 lead in the NFC championship game Sunday.
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With Inglewood not being Vegas, 21 wasn’t such a lucky number for Gould, because after the kick, he and Rams All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey got into a heated exchange and had to be separated by officials and players.
49ers kicker Robbie Gould and Rams CB Jalen Ramsey exchanged some words at the end of the half after Gould made his FG. pic.twitter.com/rtXbLb3GkL
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 31, 2022
Ramsey’s argument with Gould stemmed from what Gould did before the game. The 39-year old Gould was kicking balls over the Rams in warmups as they were being introduced pregame. Ramsey was tired of it and opted to let Gould know.
Robbie Gould warming up during the Rams intros 😂 pic.twitter.com/SuYtUbk5MJ
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) January 30, 2022
Gould responded at halftime by kicking a ball through Rams special teamers.
Reason for the Ramsey/Gould encounter 😂😂😂
— Boot Krewe Media (@BootKreweMedia) January 31, 2022
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Maybe Ramsey was also fighting on behalf of everyone else who has fallen victim to Gould’s preparation/trolling. He did the same thing against his other two playoff opponents — the Packers and the Cowboys.
Robbie Gould was ready to end the Packers season before the game even started ❄️
— Bovada (@BovadaOfficial) January 23, 2022
Robbie Gould has experience kicking in awkward situations 😅
Before he was warming up during Packers intros, he was doing this against the Cowboys 😂
(via @KNBR, @hutchdiesel) pic.twitter.com/wuyxkg9pzg
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 24, 2022
Regardless of whether Gould is actually trolling his opponents and psyching them out, whatever he’s doing seems to be working. He has one of the key reasons for the 49ers’ success so far this postseason.