IT'S A SPECIAL MORNING FOR US
BECAUSE TODAY IS FAN FRIDAY.
ALONG WITH KEVIN PICO WHO IS
GOING TO GIVE US A LOOK AT THE
FAN EXPERIENCE.
BUT FIRST LET'S GO TO JEFF.
THE SUN IS FINALLY COMING UP A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT MARINE
LAYER.
THEY BEGIN THEIR SECOND DAY OF
PRACTICE.
YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST.
THE NFL SEASON HAS REALLY
BEGAN.
THEY OPENED UP A TRAINING CAMP
YESTERDAY.
RIGHT HERE AT UC IRVINE.
AFTER A FANTASTIC FIRST
SEASON.
THE EXPECTATIONS ARE EVEN
HIGHER THIS YEAR.
THEY WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH
TRAINING CAMP.
I THINK THEY DISLIKE BEING OUT
THERE.
IT WAS A GOOD STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
I KNOW THE GUYS WERE COMPETING
HARD.
THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE.
WE WERE NOW ABLE TO BUILD OFF
THAT.
THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS
IN PLACE RIGHT NOW.
IT WENT WELL.
ENERGY WAS WELL.
THEY GOT TO COME OUT WITH A
LOT OF ENERGY.
A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM.
ALRIGHT SO YOU HEAR FROM THE
COACH AND THE PLAYERS.
AND REALLY WE HAD ONE PLAYER
THAT IS ON EVERYBODY MIND.
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
DONALD IS A HOLDOUT.
WAS EARNING QUESTION THAT HE
IS GOING TO BE PLAYING THIS
SEASON?
HE SET OUT ALL OF LAST YEAR.
SET OUT THE PRESEASON EVEN SET
OUT THE FIRST GAME BEFORE HE
WAS ABLE TO COME BACK.
STILL ENDED UP BEING THE NFL
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
THE BEST GUY IN FOOTBALL ON
THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE
BALL.
AND THEN HE IS BEING PAID LESS
THAN HIS DEFENSIVE
COUNTERPARTS.
THEY ARE BOTH BEING PLAYED
MORE THAN HIM.
HE IS THE BEST PLAYER AT HIS
POSITION IN HIS DEFENSIVE
LINE.
FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
HE'S AT THE END OF THE
FIVE-YEAR ROOKIE SEASON.
I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WANTS TO
MAKE MORE MONEY NO DOUBT ABOUT
THAT.
DOES HE DESERVE TO BE PAID
MORE THAN ANY OTHER DEFENSIVE
LINEMAN IN THE LEAGUE.
AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS
BEING THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF
THE YEAR HE IS ESSENTIALLY THE
BEST PLAYER ON DEFENSE AND THE
ENTIRELY.
HE HAS BEEN PAID LESS THAN HIS
COUNTERPARTS UPFRONT.
AND HE IS THE BEST GUY ON THE
DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL.
EVEN THOUGH HE WON'T BE HERE
TODAY.
THERE IS STILL A LOT FOR THE
FANS AND KIDS TO APPRECIATE.
WE'VE WITH A SIGNMAKING
STATION.
WE HAVE GAMES AS WELL FOR THE
KIDS.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF TENNIS
COURTS AWAY.
WE HAD WHAT'S CALLED THE FANS
ON.
ABOUT 1:00.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS FOR SEASON
TICKET HOLDERS.
THERE WILL STILL BE 11 MORE
PRACTICES OPEN TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T
THINK AARON DONALD WILL BE
SHOWING UP.
BUT STILL A LOT OF FUN HERE
FOR FANS TO TAKE PART IN FOR
THE RAMS TRAINING CAMP.
I WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE
OPTIMISTIC THAN KEVIN.
I WANT YOU TO CHECK SOMETHING
OUT.
ON THE COVER OF TV WEEKLY.
IS A HECK OF A SHOT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE JOINED BY
THE RAMS STAR.
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO COME IN AND
LIVE IN A DORM.
HOW MANY FANS ARE YOU
EXPECTING OUT THERE TODAY.
DON'T LET THAT DISSUADE YOU.
CAN YOU SEE THIS BEHIND ME
RIGHT HERE.
LOOK AT THE TENT COVERING THE
HEAD.
OVER THE STANDS.
AND I CAN BE OUT IN THE SUN.
WE HAVE GIVE A COMFORTABLE
SEAT.
THERE IS A BEER GARDEN AS THEY
SAID FOR THE ADULTS.
IT IS A REALLY WONDERFUL PLACE
TO KIND OF WATCH THE RAMS
PRACTICE.
SEE MAKE IT SO BEAUTIFUL OUT
