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Nick Foles, Robert Quinn among Rams' 2015 captains
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/p ... 5-captains

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis Rams voted for and announced their 2015 team captains Wednesday, a group that mixes incumbents and new additions to their leadership.

Rams players vote on the captains with the idea of finding a representative from all three phases of the game. But according to coach Jeff Fisher, there were a couple of close calls so the Rams went with five this year.

On offense, quarterback Nick Foles won the vote with linebacker James Laurinaitis and end Robert Quinn representing the defense. Punter Johnny Hekker and linebacker Daren Bates won on behalf of special teams.

"I had two really tight races on defense and special teams, so rather than have a re-count or go out and have a run-off, I've named two on each side," Fisher said.

Laurinaitis and Hekker were captains in 2014 and remain in those roles this year. The other three are new to the spots after end Chris Long and quarterback Shaun Hill held those jobs last year.

While it's pretty common to see quarterbacks named captains, Fisher said seeing Foles chosen by his teammates so quickly is a testament to how he's been accepted since arriving in March.

"The first day he stepped in the building, that's his personality," Fisher said. "So, he captured everybody's attention, which is good. When he talks, they listen and they look, they turn to him, so I was really happy for him."

For his part, Foles said he was excited for the opportunity.

"It's a great honor to be a captain of the team," Foles said. "Being voted on by the guys is very humbling. Since I've gotten here, they've welcomed me with open arms and helped me along. It's really an honor to be here and play with these guys, so I'm excited about what we have here."

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On a play against the Colts, Jamon Brown got dinged. He was doing the writhing back dance on the ground. Foles took complete command on the situation, kneeling down over Brown, clearing the area and talking him down. At on point it looked like Foles was going to move away and Brown reached and grabbed his leg as if to gesture, 'don't leave'. You could see the big fella looking up to his QB who was right there and in charge.
I mentioned this in another thread but at that minute, win or lose, I became a bigtime Foles supporter. I hope his play measures up. Still I can see why the team would choose him.

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Kinda suprised Chris Long wasn't re-elected. Maybe that will light a fire under his @ss.