There were a lot of great performances from Rams players in Super Bowl LVI. Cooper Kupp was deservingly named MVP, Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes, Aaron Donald sealed the win with a pressure on the last play and two sacks in the game, and Von Miller brought down Joe Burrow twice himself.
But one player who didn’t necessarily get as much credit as he should have was A’Shawn Robinson. The Rams’ defensive end had six tackles, one sack, a QB hit and a tackle for a loss, dominating up front for Los Angeles. He also had three total pressures and the third-best grade of any Rams player in the Super Bowl, according to PFF.
Raheem Morris recognized the play of Robinson recently while on “The Pivot” podcast, saying calling him maybe the best player in the Super Bowl.
“A’Shawn Robinson, in that game, may have been the best player in the Super Bowl,” Morris said. “Go watch him. Throwin’ hands.”
He brought up Robinson when Ryan Clark and Channing Crowder brought up the talent the Rams had on defense in that game. There was obviously Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and Von Miller, but Greg Gaines and Robinson did a ton for the defensive line, too, and Morris gave them credit.
They both helped limit the Bengals to just 79 yards rushing, making plays like this one from Robinson.
BOBC as A’Shawn Robinson beats Jonah Williams for the TFL pic.twitter.com/MSHoXxb25p
— Bama NFL (@TheBamaNFL) February 14, 2022
With Sebastian Joseph-Day leaving in free agency, Gaines and Robinson’s roles will still be huge for Los Angeles alongside Donald and Leonard Floyd. If they play the way they did in the Super Bowl and throughout the postseason, the Rams’ front seven should remain a strength of the team.