Rams' kicker earns award with arm

ST. LOUIS — Josh Brown’s first NFL pass was not a thing of
beauty but he doesn’t care about style points.

The St. Louis Rams’ kicker was named the NFC’s special teams
player of the week Wednesday after a game that saw him kick a
41-yard field goal but also throw a 36-yard touchdown pass to
tight end Daniel Fells.

Well, throw might be overstating it a bit. It was more of a flip
on a fake field goal attempt that helped the Rams end a 17-game
losing streak with a 17-10 victory over Detroit.

Brown, who was a running back playing eight-man football at
Foyil (Okla.) High School, said he considered trying to run for
a first down. Instead, he sort of shot-putted the ball to Fells,
who broke one tackle en route to the end zone.

“I didn’t really even use my shoulder on that throw,” Brown
said. “I wasn’t trying to make it pretty, just effective.”

Brown, who is in his seventh season, to some razzing from his
teammates.

“Everybody has been busting me on,” Brown said. “If you’re
looking for style points, there were definitely none awarded.
But, you know, we got six points out of it and results are the
only thing that matters.”

In about 30 years, Brown said the throw may look better when
he’s describing his touchdown pass to his grandkids.

“Nothing wrong with a little embellishment,” Brown said.