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ANAHEIM, CA – FEBRUARY 14: In this handout photo provided by Disneyland Resort, (L-R) MVP Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams celebrate their Super Bowl win in a parade down Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. on February 14, 2022 at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Matt Brown/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)
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ANAHEIM, CA – FEBRUARY 14: In this handout photo provided by Disneyland Resort, (L-R) MVP Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams celebrate their Super Bowl win in a parade down Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. on February 14, 2022 at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Matt Brown/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)
The rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams continues to boil. Seeing their division rivals win the Super Bowl LVI, the Niners are livid. They have come to resent their rivals. And the free safety, Jimmie Ward, of the 49ers has some strong views about the Rams. He found it heartbreaking that LA got to win. There is no love lost between the teams. However, the fuel to the fire was added when a few of the LA Rams players did not shake hands with Ward after the two games they lost to the 49ers.
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On-field skirmishes are common amongst athletes. They get into heated actions but move on. However, Ward got feisty on the subject. The incident plucked a nerve with the safety.
The rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams
The rivalry between the two legendary NFL teams has been brewing for quite some time. The Bay and the Rams are rivals since 1950, the time they first clashed against each other. Every game is huge for the 49ers, but when the opponent is LA, it just means much more. The teams crank up their differences even higher.
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Oct 7, 2021; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks defensive back Marquise Blair (27) breaks up a pass intended for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver DeSean Jackson (1) during the fourth quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
The two clubs have met each other 146 times (including 2 postseason games), with the Los Angeles Rams winning 68 games and the San Francisco 49ers winning 75 games.
The fans who enjoy rivalries must have enjoyed the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers in January 2022. The Rams emerged as the champions in that game.
Jimmie Ward dislikes the LA Rams
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However, the game which made Jimmie Ward indifferent toward the team was different. Along with the stinging competition between the teams, Ward felt disrespected. But this gave him the motivation to face the Rams again. He is more than ready to play against them. He said, ‘I don’t got no love for them…But they walked off the field. But when you finally win a game, you want to shake our hands? All right, I got something for you.”
Jimmie Ward told @nflnetwork that he tried to shake hands with Rams players after both 49ers' wins over LA last season:
"But they walked off the field. But when you finally win a game, you want to shake our hands? All right, I got something for you."
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) August 7, 2022
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The Niners were super close to lifting the Lombardi trophy in the sky and becoming the winners. The month of October could result as the month of revenge when the safety of the team Jimmie Ward may try his absolute hardest to defeat the previous season’s victors.
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