Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw three interceptions, no touchdowns and was sacked four times in his first NFL start. His Cleveland Browns got crushed 28-3. But his mother Melva Thompson-Robinson didn’t worry about her son, whose first taste of being an NFL starter turned out so sour.
Amid the disappointment, Melva remembered a conversation she had with Thompson-Robinson when he was still starring at UCLA. He called her one day to share Chip Kelly’s latest wisdom. The coach had told the team to be goldfish, echoing the popular phrase from the TV show “Ted Lasso.