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| Sam Bradford and the Rams will travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs for the Governor's Cup on Friday in front of 500 volunteers who are helping clean up the city of Joplin, MO. - Photo courtesy of Getty Images |
While winning the Governor's Cup will be an important accomplishment for the Rams, getting the starters on the field for a whole half of well-played football without injury will be important.
And recognizing the tornado victims in Joplin, Missouri will be important as well.
"It's always been an exciting game for us, but this game is about Joplin," Rams chief operating office Kevin Demoff said. "We want to make sure that people don't forget and that this is an on-going effort."
The Rams and Chiefs have agreed to make Friday night's game at Arrowhead stadium about recognizing the tornado clean-up volunteers and their efforts to repair the nearly $2 billion in damages caused by the May tornado.
Nearly 500 volunteers will be in attendance and the coaching staffs of both teams will wear special shirts to raise extra awareness of the recover efforts.
"It's great to have these two hometown organizations that truly care about the people of Missouri," Missouri governor Jay Nixon said. "This year's Governor's Cup will be dedicated to both assisting the people of Joplin in their continued recovery and rebuilding efforts, and to recognizing the thousands of volunteers and first-responders who have helped in Joplin."
The Rams and Chiefs will be working on getting ready for the regular season on Friday night and both teams would like to win the Governor's Cup.
But for the first time in many years, a preseason game has some powerful meaning and it has nothing to do about football.
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