LA Rams Assistant Coaches And Coaching Staff 2023

April 2024 · 7 minute read

LA Rams assistant coaches are KJ Black, AC Carter, Mike Harris, Nick Jones, Zak Kromer and Jimmy Lake. KJ worked with the QBs alongside Zac Robinson.

KJ Black returns for his second season on the LA Rams' staff and he worked as a QBs coach in his first season of the NFL game. Similarly, AC Carter joins the LA Rams after completing his first season coaching in the NFL as a defensive quality control coach for the Denver Broncos in 2022.

Mike Harris joins the LA Rams' staff after spending the whole 2022 season at the collegiate level coaching safeties at John Carroll University. Another Assistant coach Nick Jones entered the Rams' third season as an offensive assistant and he has mainly worked with the offensive line during his time on staff. 

Furthermore, Zak has a new title in 2023 as assistant offensive line coach after spending the last two seasons as an offensive assistant.

Jimmy Lake takes over the position which was previously occupied by Thomas Brown, who was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their offensive coordinator on new head coach Frank Reich's staff. 

Jeremy Springer returns for his second season on the LA Rams' staff after joining in 2022. He joined the team after spending the last four seasons as a special teams coordinator at the college level football. 

LA Rams Head Coach Sean McVay

Sean McVay is an American football coach who is currently working as a head coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL.

He became the youngest NFL head coach in the modern era when he was hired by the NFL team LA Rams in 2017 at the age of 31. Moreover, Sean is also the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl, make multiple Super Bowl appearances, and be named the AP NFL Coach of the Year.

The LA Rams head coach salary is $14 million per annum. The Super Bowl-winning coach is one of the best-paid LA Rams coaches and for good reason. 

He is the third highest-paid coach in all American sports. There are only two coaches who earn more than Sean, they are Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll. 

Not only that but he got a hefty raise after leading the LA Rams to two Super Bowls and one championship in five years, completely turning around a struggling franchise. 

Sean produced his 5th straight winning season with the LA Rams during the 2021 season which is the longest consecutive winning season streak since the LA Rams posted 4 consecutive winning seasons from 1983-1986.

LA Rams Offensive Coordinator

Michael LaFleur is a famous football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the LA Rams of the National Football League.

LaFleur previously has served as an assistant coach for American football teams like the Atlanta Falcons, the Cleveland Browns, and the San Francisco 49ers. Not only that but he also worked as an offensive coordinator for the New York Jets.

Los Angeles Rams hired Mike as the new offensive coordinator on 27 January 2023. Before that, he served as an offensive coordinator for the New York Jets for the past two seasons and is scheduled to sign with the Rams later in January 2023.

Furthermore, Michael is the first of many new faces expected on Sean McVay’s perfect coaching staff after a disappointing win/loss 5-12 season.

The LA Rams reportedly fired some of their special teams coordinators Joe DeCamillis, offensive line coach Kevin Carberry, defensive backs coach Jonathan Cooley, assistant defensive line coach Skyler Jones, and defensive assistant Lance Schulters. 

He replaced previous Rams' offensive coordinator Liam Coen who recently left to return to Kentucky as the program offensive play caller.

Michael parted ways with the Jets primarily because the team struggled to develop quarterback Zach Wilson who is the number 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft.

Moreover, he has a decorated coaching records resume as a former passing game coordinator for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. LaFleur is the younger brother of Packers coach Matt LaFleur who spent 7 seasons learning under Shanahan with stints in San Francisco, Atlanta, and Cleveland.

Mike attended Elmhurst College and played as a quarterback for the Bluejays in the years 2006 and 2007 respectively. He started all 10 games at safety for the team Bluejays in 2008. 

He was a 2 times letter winner on the college team Elmhurst and was a team captain. His NFL coaching career started in 2014 as an offensive intern with the Cleveland Browns working with their offensive line. 

Following that season in Cleveland, he headed to Atlanta and spent 2 seasons as an offensive assistant on the Falcons' coaching staff. He was working with the tight ends in 2015 and followed by the wide receivers in 2016.

Coach NameRole
Mike LaFleurOffensive Coordinator
K.J. BlackOffensive Assistant
Nick JonesOffensive Assistant
Zak KromerAssistant Offensive Line Coach
Ryan WendellOffensive Line Coach

LA Rams Defensive Coordinator

Famous American football coach Raheem Morris is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He was hired by the NFL team Los Angeles Rams as defensive coordinator under head coach Sean McVay on 21 January 2021. 

Raheem previously worked as head coach for the NFL team Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2011 and as an interim head coach for the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. He also was an assistant coach for the Falcons, Washington Redskins and the Buccaneers.

Furthermore, he replaced Brandon Staley who left to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. Morris won his second Super Bowl as the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on 13 February 2022.

In his early coaching career, he did his graduation from Hofstra University with a degree in physical education in 1998 after playing safety at Hofstra from 1994 to 1997.

Not only that but the same year he began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Hofstra University where he was responsible for coaching the offensive scout team, developing scouting reports, handling video breakdown, and computer input and analysis.

In fact, Morris reunited with LA Rams Head Coach McVay for the third time in their coaching careers after working together with the NFL team  Buccaneers in 2008 and the Washington Football Team from 2012 to 2014.

General Manager For LA Rams

LA Rams general manager Les Snead is entering his 12th season and was hired for the position in February of 2012. 

Snead Partners with head coach Sean McVay to direct all personnel decisions for the team.

In addition, he coordinates all aspects of the club's football operations with management and joins forces with COO Kevin Demoff and Vice President of Football & Business Administration Tony Pastoors to direct the teams' business ventures.

His tenure has been marked by the strategic plan, and aggressive moves that have created a strong core of talent and depth throughout the roster.

He has 45 trades and selected 110 players in the NFL draft since becoming General Manager. However, five of those NFL draft selections have received All-Pro honors which ranks among the most drafted All-Pro selections since 2012.

LA Rams recorded five consecutive winning seasons (2017-22) under his guidance, reaching the postseason four of the last six with two Super Bowl appearances and one world championship. 

Other 2023 LA Rams Coaches

LA Rams coaching staff 2023 includes: 

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