Just hours after the Los Angeles Rams were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football, reports surfaced that wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested on suspicion of a DUI while driving on the 101 freeway in Los Angeles.
This was a disappointing development for many reasons, but especially from a football perspective as Robinson has been a key part of the Rams’ wide receiver corps.
In 11 starts this season, the 30-year-old has caught 26 passes for 384 yards and a team-leading six receiving touchdowns.
Robinson’s arrest cast some doubt on his availability for the Rams’ Week 13 matchup with the New Orleans Saints, but head coach Sean McVay confirmed he will play, via Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic:
Sean McVay said Wednesday that Los Angeles Rams starting receiver Demarcus Robinson won’t be suspended for Sunday’s game in New Orleans, after Robinson’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence earlier this week.
“Talking with him, I think he does understand the severity of this and how lucky we were that nobody was injured, (and) I do believe that he is remorseful,” McVay said.
Robinson apologized to the Rams and hopes his teammates can learn from his mistakes:
“Hopefully everyone in the room can learn from my mistakes,” Robinson said. “It’s a bad look. I don’t want to bring that type of light or any type of negativity toward the team. Things like that (are) not natural for me or in my nature, stuff that I usually do. I told (McVay) I sincerely apologize to him and the team and this whole organization for even putting myself and the organization in a predicament like that.”
Although Robinson won’t be suspended by the Rams, there is still the possibility that he will face discipline from the NFL down the road.
In the short term, however, the Rams will have their top three wide receivers in a must-win game against the Saints to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Sean McVay: Rams ‘expect better’ from Demarcus Robinson
Sean McVay revealed that he spoke to Demarcus Robinson and said the Rams expect better from him. “Just that he shared what had occurred. Obviously, we expect better from him and then want to continue to gather all the appropriate information with the legal things that are involved in that,” McVay said.
“Just being made aware of that situation and we obviously have higher standards for what we expect of him and the decision-making process as those things are concerned.”
