Eric Dickerson won’t attend a Los Angeles Rams game in the near future.
Apparently the Hall of Famer has beef with current head coach Jeff Fisher. Or vice versa.
This is a long and convoluted he said-she said spat, which seemed to start right around here in an interview with Fox Sports’ Jason Smith:
Right now @ericdickerson to us on @foxsportsradio – "I'll never come to a Rams game as long as Jeff Fisher is the head coach."
— Jason Smith (@howaboutafresca) November 29, 2016
Dickerson went on to say someone within the Rams told him he wasn’t welcome on the sidelines at games because of his sometimes negative outlook about the team.
The Rams, of course, have responded.
Vice president of football operations Kevin Demoff was the first:
All Rams alumni, and especially @EricDickerson, are always welcome at our games and practices.
— Kevin Demoff (@kdemoff) November 28, 2016
Fisher did the same, according to Pro Football Talk’s Zac Jackson:
He’s always welcomed, yeahI’d welcome him in the building. I’d love to have him come in. I’d love to have him come to practice. I’d love to have him in come in the meetings. [Former Titans running back] Eddie George has been in my meetings more than Eric Dickerson has. I’d love to have him here.
Dickerson, meanwhile, has continued to make the rounds:
Just spoke to Eric Dickerson. He is fuming. Said it was Jeff Fisher who told him not to come around the team 2 weeks ago, then backtracked.
— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) November 29, 2016
Look, Dickerson can say whatever he wants about his former team. And he’s right in many ways, with the Rams floundering, not to mention his status as a Hall of Famer who can go to any sideline he wants, when he wants. The Rams don’t have to like Dickerson’s opinions, but the last thing they should have done was let the situation devolve into this.
Alas, this is a distraction the Rams didn’t need while breaking in a rookie quarterback. How it ends isn’t easy to say.
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