Look: Rams' practice field in Maui features awesome alternate logo at midfield
Look: Rams' practice field in Maui features awesome alternate logo at midfield
The Los Angeles Rams are holding their mandatory minicamp this week, but it won't be at their headquarters in Woodland Hills. Instead, they're in beautiful Hawaii, specifically on the island of Maui.
It's a special edition of minicamp, which the Rams are calling 'Mauicamp,' and it's only appropriate that the practice field at War Memorial Stadium gets a special design, too.
Rather than putting their traditional logo at midfield, the Rams used an alternate logo designed by Hawaiian-born artist Aaron Kai, who's now based in Los Angeles. Kai tweaked the Rams' LA logo to make it Hawaii-themed, turning the white-and-yellow horn shape into waves.
The Rams previewed the field design on social media.
And here's a look at some of the merchandise the Rams are selling at a pop-up shop in Maui, all designed by Kai himself.
It's awesome that the Rams aren't just relocating minicamp to Maui, but they're going all-in with community events and this special merchandise run with a renowned Hawaiian artist.
It should be a fun week for the team in Hawaii as they wrap up their offseason workout program before training camp kicks off next month.
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