Last week, we saw Detroit Lions players gather to watch Melissa Gonzalez, the Colombian runner and wife of QB David Blough who advanced to the semifinals of the 400m hurdles (although, unfortunately, she was eliminated on Monday morning).
The Buccaneers’ Ross Cockrell has a connection to an Olympian as well: Anna Cockrell, his sister, ran in the 400m hurdles semifinals and qualified to the finals. Tampa had a watch party and you can see how excited everyone, including Ross, gets as she gets to the finish line.
Another fantastic moment, one we get to see thanks to cameras inside the room:
CB Ross Cockrell watching his sister, Anna, advance to the Olympic finals with his teammates & coaches 👏 pic.twitter.com/pReaPhj4pB
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) August 2, 2021
And I guess Ross was inspired because …
So on the morning his sister qualified for the Olympic finals in the 400m hurdles, CB Ross Cockrell had not one not two but three interceptions in practice.
His third was on the very last play of the day 🤯
— Carmen Vitali (@CarmieV) August 2, 2021
Awesome!!
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