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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 522 

Congratulating the Los Angeles Rams on their victory in Super Bowl LVI. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2022 

Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Los Angeles Rams on their victory in 

Super Bowl LVI. 

Whereas, on Sunday, February 13, 2022, the Los Angeles 

Rams (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Rams’’) won 

Super Bowl LVI by defeating the Cincinnati Bengals by 

a score of 23 to 20; 

Whereas the Rams became the second team in the history of 

the National Football League (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NFL’’) to win a Super Bowl championship 

game on their home field, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, 

California; 

Whereas the Rams won— 

(1) the second Super Bowl championship in the history of the franchise and the first NFL championship 

game played in Los Angeles since 1951; 


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(2) in the National Football Conference (referred to 

in this preamble as the ‘‘NFC’’) Wild Card round by defeating the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 34 to 11 on 

January 17, 2022; 

(3) in the NFC Divisional round by defeating the 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 30 to 27 on January 23, 2022; and 

(4) the NFC championship by defeating the San 

Francisco 49ers by a score of 20 to 17 on January 30, 

2022; 

Whereas wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who went from an underrated recruit at A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, 

Washington, to a standout player at Eastern Washington 

University, had 8 receptions for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns, rushed 1 time for 7 yards, and was named the 

Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl LVI; 

Whereas Cooper Kupp became the first player in NFL history to win the receiving triple crown, NFL Offensive 

Player of the Year, and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in the same season; 

Whereas quarterback Matthew Stafford orchestrated gamewinning drives in 3 consecutive playoff games; 

Whereas 3-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and 7- 

time first-team All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald 

sealed the game with his second sack; 

Whereas Sean McVay became the youngest Super Bowl-winning head coach in NFL history; 

Whereas the Rams were led by their team captains Aaron 

Donald, Jordan Fuller, Johnny Hekker, Cooper Kupp, 

Jalen Ramsey, Matthew Stafford, 2021 Walter Payton 


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NFL Man of the Year Andrew Whitworth, and Robert 

Woods; 

Whereas the entire Rams roster contributed to the Super 

Bowl LVI victory, including Cam Akers, Brian Allen, 

Tremayne Anchrum, Jr., Tutu Atwell, Odell Beckham, 

Jr., Kendall Blanton, Bobby Brown III, Terrell Burgess, 

Raymond Calais, Marquise Copeland, Austin Corbett, 

Blake Countess, Dont’e Deayon, Jamil Demby, Aaron 

Donald, David Edwards, Bobby Evans, Leonard Floyd, 

Jordan Fuller, Jake Funk, Greg Gaines, Chris Garrett, 

Matt Gay, Jake Gervase, Grant Haley, Jacob Harris, 

Rob Havenstein, Johnny Hekker, Darrell Henderson, Jr., 

Tyler Higbee, Michael Hoecht, Justin Hollins, Brycen 

Hopkins, Travin Howard, Buddy Howell, AJ Jackson, 

Van Jefferson, Ernest Jones, Sebastian Joseph-Day, 

Cooper Kupp, Terrell Lewis, David Long, Jr., Sony 

Michel, Von Miller, Johnny Mundt, Joe Noteboom, 

Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Matthew Orzech, Bryce Perkins, 

Brandon Powell, Jalen Ramsey, Taylor Rapp, Troy Reeder, A’Shawn Robinson, Robert Rochell, Christian 

Rozeboom, Nick Scott, Coleman Shelton, Ben Skowronek, 

Matthew Stafford, Eric Weddle, Andrew Whitworth, 

Darious Williams, John Wolford, and Robert Woods; 

Whereas, before kickoff at SoFi Stadium, commonly known 

as the ‘‘Rams House’’, the NFL honored the legacies of 

4 Black football players who broke the color barrier in 

professional football in 1946: Kenny Washington and 

Woody Strode, who played for the Los Angeles Rams, 

and William ‘‘Bill’’ K. Willis and Marion Motley, who 

played for the Cleveland Browns; 


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Whereas West Coast hip-hop and rap took center stage with 

a halftime performance headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop 

Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar; and 

Whereas, since 2014, Los Angeles professional sports teams 

have won titles in the NFL, Major League Baseball, 

Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and the Women’s National Basketball Association: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Los Angeles Rams and 

3 their fans on their victory in Super Bowl LVI; 

4 (2) recognizes the achievements of all the play5 ers, coaches, and staff who contributed to the vic6 tory; and 

7 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

8 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu9 tion to— 

10 (A) the owner and chairman of the Los 

11 Angeles Rams, E. Stanley Kroenke; 

12 (B) the chief operating officer of the Los 

13 Angeles Rams, Kevin Demoff; and 

14 (C) the general manager of the Los Ange15 les Rams, Les Snead. 

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