# @paulmerca70601 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DScrjSmlBv4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38045173-paulmerca70601-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-19T14:19:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Paul Merca (@paulmerca70601) — https://gondola.cc/paulmerca70601

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Most of you who follow my adventures on the ‘gram know me for my work in track & field, but I’ve done work in other sports, most notably in college football and the NFL.

Last night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks was one of the most epic games I’ve ever worked (I was the sideline producer/spotter for Westwood One Radio), and I’ve covered a few, going back to Bo Jackson’s game against Seattle where he ran over Brian Bosworth; the Husky football team’s run to the national championship; Super Bowl XXV between Buffalo and the NY Giants; and the Seahawks NFC championship games against San Francisco and Green Bay.

Seattle should have lost, but they didn’t. They took LA to overtime, and for the first time in NFL history, won an overtime game with a 2-point conversion.

This is where it all goes crazy. In the chaos that ensued after the game, I had to make sure that I got Cooper Kupp for the post game interview, and didn’t lose him, since he ran over to the Rams’ sideline to catch up with his old teammates. This is where all the lessons learned from working with the legendary college football sideline reporter Jack Arute came in handy.

Got Cooper mic’d up and got his headset, and ready for the interview with our announcers, and good to go!

As Jack would say, “Love it when a plan comes together!”

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Merca | @paulmerca70601 | https://gondola.cc/paulmerca70601 | Photographer |

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