To celebrate the start of the NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams visited Monterrey, Mexico for kickoff weekend and hosted a variety of events to bring Rams fans together and engage the community. Rams Legend Torry Holt, mascot Rampage, and Rams Cheerleaders made the trip to take in the Rams season-opener with the fans in Monterrey.
The three-day trip included a visit to a local school, a tour of the Ball Corporation's plant, youth football and cheerleader clinics, and a watch party for the Week One match-up between the Rams and Detroit Lions.
"It has been amazing to see first-hand the NFL's international growth through this trip to Mexico," said Holt. "The passion our fans here have for American football is inspiring and I have loved learning more about the culture and history in Monterrey. It has been special meeting with so many Rams fans and helping instill a love of the game that I love so much into the next generation."
On Friday, September 6, Holt, Rampage and Rams Cheerleaders distributed "Viaja con Rampage," the Spanish-translated version of their children's book, "Ride with Rampage" to students at Colegio Ingles Primary School, as well as flag football kits to coaches from 16 other Monterrey schools.
The Rams and Holt then paid a visit to Ball Corporation's beverage packaging plant in Monterrey. The group toured the plant and then hosted a celebration for the employees in partnership with Ball. In celebration of the visit, the plant staff had a chance to win prizes including a trip to Los Angeles and enjoyed food and photo opportunities with Holt, Rampage, and Rams Cheerleaders. The Rams and Ball ended the day by teaming up to pack backpacks donated by Ball employees for students at Ciudad de los Niños de Monterrey, A.B.P.
"It was a true pleasure to host the Rams organization at Ball Corporation's Monterrey plant and connect over community, sustainability, and football," said Mike Kelley, Director, Strategic Partnerships at Ball Corporation. "The Rams' commitment to empowering communities by giving back is core to Ball's mission, and what makes this partnership so special – five seasons and counting."
Holt also went to the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Serie del Rey match between the Sultanes and Diablos Rojos where LMB President Horacio De la Vega and Sultanes Roberto Valenzuela welcomed Holt and presented him with a jersey.
On Saturday, September 7, the Rams hosted football clinic for 200 youth at the Club Avispones facilities. On Sunday, September 8, the Rams Cheerleaders hosted a cheerleading clinic for 100 youth cheerleaders at Colegio Ingles Primary School.
To conclude the trip, the Rams hosted a watch party at Alboa at Fashion Drive Monterrey on Sunday night for their Sunday Night Football Game in Detroit against the Lions. Despite a thrilling second-half comeback, the Rams fell to the Lions 26-20 in overtime.
The Rams will face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, September 15 at 3:05 PM CST/1:05 PM PT. The game will air on Fox Sports in Mexico and on Fox in the United States.
About Torry Holt
Holt was drafted sixth overall by the Rams in 1999 and spent 10 seasons with the team, racking up 12,660 yards, eight seasons of at least 1,100 yards and 74 touchdowns to go along with a Super Bowl XXXIV championship.
About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care, and household products customers. Ball Corporation employs 16,000 people worldwide and reported 2023 net sales of $12.06 billion, which excludes the divested aerospace business. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or X (Twitter).
About the Plant
The Monterrey beverage packaging plant was built in 2015. The plant manufactures four different aluminum beverage can and end sizes to serve its soft drink and beer customers in Mexico and the United States. The facility is more than 750,000 square feet and employees approximately 615 people.
