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According to multiple media reports, the Rams
will hire former Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kevin
O'Connell to fill the same role in Los Angeles and bring on
Denver Broncos outside linebackers coach Brandon Staley to be
their defensive coordinator.
The Rams parted ways with defensive coordinator Wade Phillips
after three seasons on Monday. The team did not have an
offensive coordinator the past two seasons, and NFL Network's
Ian Rapoport reported that left McVay "stretched thin."
The Rams have yet to replace special teams coordinator John
Fassel, whose contract ran out at the end of the season and who
is expected to join new Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy in
Dallas.
O'Connell, 34, came to Washington before the 2017 season --
after McVay left his post as Redskins O-coordinator to become
the Rams' head coach. He spent 2017 as quarterbacks coach, was
promoted to passing game coordinator in 2018, and took over as
coordinator in 2019.
Staley, 37, coached outside linebackers in Chicago in 2017-18,
then moved to Denver when then-Bears defensive coordinator Vic
Fangio was named head coach of the Broncos. Before that he was a
college assistant.
After leading the NFL in scoring in 2017 and finishing second in
2018 en route to a Super Bowl appearance, the Rams dropped to
11th in the league in points in 2019. After winning 24 games
over the previous two seasons, the Rams finished 9-7 and missed
the playoffs this season, leading to the shakeup in the coaching
staff.
The Rams also must replace fired running backs coach Skip Peete.
--Field Level Media
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