Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson said he wasn’t surprised to find out Jeff Fisher got fired. He spoke with us about it.

Dickerson said he will “most definitely” try to return to Rams games as soon as possible. He’s not confident he can because he and his family may already have plans for Christmas in Texas (vs. the 49ers) and New Years (vs. the Cardinals) this year.

Since news broke that Fisher was fired, Dickerson said he has received over eighty text messages and he was getting another phone call while we spoke.

“I wasn’t trying to get Jeff Fisher fired,” said Dickerson. “That wasn’t my goal. Let’s get that straight off the bat.”

As many athletes know, when you’re losing, you look for anything to “point a finger about” and Fisher wasn’t happy with things Dickerson said on his radio show.

He hasn’t had any conversations with Fisher since their final “sideline ban” interaction.

“I said to him: ‘I don’t really know you, Jeff. I don’t know you that well. And you don’t know me. You don’t know my personality.’ Because if he knew my personality, he wouldn’t have called me like he called me.”

According to Dickerson, Fisher didn’t like things that the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back had to say about Rams quarterback coach Chris Weinke.

We asked Dickerson to clarify what he meant when he said that a “peon” called him from the Rams organization to let him know about the sideline ban.

Dickerson said that he received one call from the franchise — it was from Fisher. The “peon” he referred to was someone who warned him during the Inglewood groundbreaking ceremony about an upcoming call.

“He said the coach is not happy about what you said about the team, so Fisher or the GM [Les Snead] may call you,” he said. “I said no problem, I will welcome the call.”

While Dickerson doesn’t expect to play a role in the upcoming coaching hire, he has a preference for who he’d like to see: Jim Harbaugh.

He knows that Harbaugh has a “proven track record” because he has won at Stanford as well as with the 49ers. Harbaugh also helped turned around the careers of quarterbacks Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick.

“I like somebody that’s been in the NFL,” said Dickerson. “Not a guy coming out of college. An NFL coach knows what it takes. A college coach does not know the grueling schedule of the National Football League.”

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Dickerson would also like to see Jon Gruden or Kyle Shanahan if the Rams are unable to convince Harbaugh to take the job.

Meanwhile, John Fassel will take over as the Rams interim head coach. The former Los Angeles running back said he spoke with his father, Jim Fassel, about something completely different last week.

“He said my son is on the staff. I said I didn’t know that,” said Dickerson.

The Rams have just three games left on their schedule — he would just love to see the team get some wins.

For next season, Dickerson would like to see an improved offensive line and an exciting and dominant receiver on the Rams in free agency.