{"id":863552,"date":"2026-04-11T01:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/863552\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:03:24","slug":"rams-safety-quentin-lake-explains-frustration-with-49ers-fans-taking-over-sofi-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/863552\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams safety Quentin Lake explains frustration with 49ers fans taking over SoFi Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rams safety Quentin Lake<\/a> was unaware of the team\u2019s rivalry with the 49ers when he was drafted by the team in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So when he first stepped onto the field at SoFi Stadium<\/a> for a home game against the Niners, he was shocked to find the stadium was filled with more red than blue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI go into SoFi against the 49ers. I didn\u2019t really know anything about the rivalry or anything like that,\u201d Lake said on a recent episode of the \u201cVictory Degree Podcast\u201d with Nik Atanackovic. <\/p>\n

#Rams<\/a> S Quentin Lake\u2019s honest reaction to the LA Rams playing the #49ers<\/a> at SoFi Stadium is priceless: <\/p>\n

\u201cWe get to the game, and like we\u2019re coming out of the tunnel and I\u2019m like, why, why do I hear more boos than cheers?! And then you run out of the tunnel and I\u2019m telling you\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/pcM7rzMdyd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ANiners fans fill SoFi Stadium for the Rams\u2019 home game. Rams safety Quentin Lake isn\u2019t a fan of the sea of red. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get to the start of the game, and we come out of the tunnel and I\u2019m like, \u2018Why do I hear more boos than cheers?\u2019 And then you run out of the tunnel and I\u2019m telling you it\u2019s a sea of red.\u201d<\/p>\n

Needless to say, Lake now understands that in Los Angeles fandom doesn\u2019t always follow geography. Sometimes, it follows history.<\/p>\n

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From 1994 to 2016, Los Angeles was a football orphan. The Rams were gone. The Raiders were gone. <\/p>\n

Sundays became a free market of loyalty, and teams such as the 49ers, Cowboys and Packers filled the vacuum. So kids in LA didn\u2019t get a chance to grow up with Rams football \u2014 instead, they inherited dynasties broadcast into their living rooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Joe Montana. Jerry Rice. Steve Young. Terrell Owens. All part of a long tradition for many football fans living in LA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So when Lake hears that \u201csea of red,\u201d he\u2019s not just hearing opposing fans. He\u2019s hearing three decades of absence echoing back at him. It\u2019s also noteworthy that for fans in the Bay Area, the flight to LA is less than an hour and the drive a manageable four to five hours depending on your location.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The good news is that the Rams have spent the last decade rewriting some of that history. Since returning in 2016, and hiring Sean McVay <\/a>in 2017, they\u2019ve won. They\u2019ve raised a Super Bowl banner. And now, a new generation of Rams fans are forming one Sunday at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ChristianChristian McCaffrey and his 49ers teammates often hear more cheers than the Rams at SoFi Stadium. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Lake has a few more years to see that transformation in real time. He signed a three-year contract extension<\/a> through the 2028 season that will keep him running out of that tunnel at SoFi.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But until then, he better get used to seeing 49ers fans at his home stadium.<\/p>\n

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