The Rams defensive coach sends in the play, “base jet 3”, a blitz package that sends in linebackers Caleb Justice, and  Adam DeCosta to either pressure or sack the quarterback, or to crush the running back in the backfield.
When the opponent chooses to run a pass play, the two blitzing linebackers make their way towards the quarterback vigorously. Justice sees the play transpire. DeCosta, the other linebacker, gets to the quarterback fast.   When quarterback scrambles, he throws the ball in panic. He misses his target and allows Justice to intercept the pass.
From there Justice knows exactly what to do. He jets towards the end zone hoping that the would-be tacklers wouldn’t catch him as he rumbles in for a score.
This type of play from Justice is one reason why the Rams are undefeated this season.
The former Bullard High Knight got his football philosophy from his former head coach, Donnie Arax, who instilled into him the value of hard work.
“He actually helped me become a good football player because there we had to work hard. We got there early in the morning and left late at night. It was almost like a real job,” said the Rams linebacker.
Justice understood that if he wanted to play on the field on game day, he had to “work hard every day, every night, every practice and every workout.”
“It started with 7 a.m. runs, and right after that we worked out in the weight room,” said Justice.
Though Justice was exhausted by the time he got to the weight room, he pushed himself to the max because he desperately wanted a scholarship.
Even after all the hard work however, Justice didn’t get his scholarship.
With his scholarship aspirations gone, Justice was ready to give up. But along came coach Tony Caviglia, who convinced him to join Fresno City College.
“It was weird going from being an all-star in high school to being a nobody on a city college team,” said Justice. “I was playing on special teams and if I were lucky I would get in the game for about five or six plays.”
After an injury to one of the starters, Justice stepped in and found his opportunity.  In the championship game against Sacramento, Justice finally became a starter.
“I was a little nervous because I hadn’t started a game, being that it was my first game and it was against one of the best teams in our league,” said Justice.
In the days leading up to the championship game, Justice believed Sacramento City would see him as a weak link, so he worked hard to prepare for the game.
Justice played well, but the Rams lost that game.
This season the Rams have become one of the hardest hitting teams and Justice is a big reason why. He tries not to get carried away with the physical play, but he knows that many of his teammates will replay the big hits over and over.
“We can’t really hit each other in practice, so we get off all the pent up anger in the game.”