Born & Bred: No, he's not! Yes, he is!

Posted Nov 25, 2022
Bryn Renner and Giovani Bernard are sitting together on the bench. Bernard hears the play call. "My eyes lit up. That’s my favorite return." Renner nudges him in the leg. "Dude, you gotta go. Even if you fair catch it, we gotta have possession." Reflecting back a decade later, Renner says, "Gio gets this look on his face like, ‘Okay, I gotta do this thing.’" (Rams Club)

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