Dont’e Deayon’s ascent from practice squad player to starting cornerback has been fun to watch this season, and not just because it’s worked out so well for the Rams the last three weeks. Deayon is simply a joy to watch – and listen to.
The 5-foot-9 cornerback has the biggest personality on the team and despite not being an established veteran, he’s not afraid to talk trash, celebrate after a big play and get his teammates jacked up before the snap.
Deayon showed all of that on Sunday against the Texans when he was mic’d up. It’s absolutely the best mic’d-up video the Rams have done this year, even better than Matthew Stafford’s when he faced the Lions. Right off the bat, Deayon talked to an official about watching bigger receivers pushing off and grabbing him.
“How you doing, ref? Today, you see I’m a smaller body, right?” he said. “Gotta watch the push-off and the grabbing. You know what I’m saying? You gotta watch them. They’ve got a bigger receiver, so, all right? But I’m gonna be aggressive – not handsy – just aggressive. So you gotta watch. Appreciate you.”
The video sure doesn’t disappoint because Deayon is an absolute character – and a really good cornerback, too.