While Mark Stoops, Rich Scangarello, and Brad White were taking turns talking to the media indoors at Kroger Field, the real story was happening out on the field. Chris Oats, who continues to recover from a stroke suffered in May 2020, got out of his wheelchair and sat down with the linebackers for their group photo.
Oats also appeared in the official team photo next to his good friends DeAndre Square and Chris Rodriguez:
Rodriguez also helped Oats around the field after photos were over.