The Los Angeles Rams have officially announced their coaching staff for the 2026 season. After hiring Kliff Kingsbury and officially promoting Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator, head coach Sean McVay has finalized his staff.
There have been several changes and additions to the Rams coaching staff. Kingsbury was officially announced as the Assistant Head Coach and is joined by Robert Woods, Robert Wright, Michael Hunter, Brian Johnson, Bubba Ventrone, and Kyle Hoke as new hires on the staff. Woods joins the Rams as an assistant wide receivers coach after recently retiring. Brian Johnson was the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles two years ago and will join the Rams as a Senior Offensive Assistant.
A big change on the Rams’ coaching staff is that it appears they’ve moved on from Aubrey Pleasant. Pleasant was the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Backs Coach last season. Kingsbury replaces Pleasant as the Assistant Head Coach while Jimmy Lake was promoted from Senior Defensive Assistant to Pass Game Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach.
Other changes on the coaching staff include the previously known promotions of Nate Scheelhaase and Dave Ragone. Scheelhaase is the offensive coordiantor and Ragone is the Quarterbacks Coach and Associate Offensive Coordinator. After spending two years as an Offensive Assistant, Rob Calabrese is now the Wide Receivers Coach as Eric Yarber is moved to a Senior Offensive Assistant and Wide Receivers role. Additionally, Brian Allen joins Zak Kromer as the Assistant Offensive Line Coach after spending time as an offensive assistant last season.
On the defensive side the ball, the Rams hired Robert Wright from Syracuse as a Defensive Assistant and Michael Hunter joins the staff from Ohio State as the Assistant Defensive Backs Coach. Bubba Ventrone and Kyle Hoke will be in charge of special teams.
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