Before inking a three-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys, star kicker Greg Zuerlein spent eight seasons with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. The 32-year-old admitted that he always believed he would don the Rams uniform for life.
Zuerlein recently joined the Dennis and Cowlishaw show on ESPN Dallas 103.3 [KESN-FM] where he discussed the upcoming season and some interesting behind-the-curtain stories on his signing with the Cowboys.
While he thought that he would be in Los Angeles for the rest of his career, Zuerlein didn't fret inking the $7.5 million deal with the Cowboys because of special teams coordinator John Fassell.
“I always thought I would be a Ram for life. For one reason or another, things happened the way they did. Coach [John] Fassel left and when he left I thought, huh, this guy brought me into the league and stuck by me. We’ve worked very well together, and when he landed in Dallas I thought if I’m not going to be with the Rams, Dallas would be awesome,” Greg Zuerlein said, as transcribed by The Dallas Morning News.
“I would love to be a Cowboy. As things went, Dallas was interested, probably in part to Coach Fassel, and so that’s when I decided it doesn’t matter if I stay with the same team my whole career. I want to be where I’m going to be happiest and I think Dallas is that place.”
The Cowboys — who have one of the worst special teams units over the last two seasons (ranked 31st last year and 27th in 2018) — will definitely get a boost from Zuerlein. His playoff experience and overall skill (he ranks second on the Rams all-time scoring list with 867) may just lift Dallas out of the rut.
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