LATEST NEWS: Chili Davis Hired by Rams to Serve as Special Teams Assistant Coach

The Los Angeles Rams’ roster turnover sped up their post-Super Bowl hangover rebuild by pushing out seasoned players in favor of younger, less expensive players. The Rams are now a formidable team in the NFC after hitting on late-round picks in two drafts. However, Los Angeles’ coaching staff has seen a lot of movement this summer, and it’s unknown how much losing big bats and assistants from all three phases will have an impact in the long run. However, head coach Sean McVay has persisted in creating a staff that rival teams lust for and try to steal from. This gives him hope that he can lessen the impact of losing quarterbacks coach Zac Robinson, defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, and a plethora of other assistants.

He added another player on Monday to assist step into the role left by former Rams special teams coach Jeremy Springer. He went to Chili Davis, the quality control coach for the Kansas State Wildcats’ special teams.

Including his one-season stint with the Wildcats, Davis has 11 years of coaching experience. He worked for New Mexico State as an assistant special teams coordinator from 2018 to 2020. He then spent a season as the special teams analyst at the University of Washington and a year as the coordinator of special teams at Florida A&M in 2022.

Davis has experience on both sides of the ball, despite his extensive background with the frequently overlooked special team players. Davis started his coaching career at Campbell as a defensive back, according to the Wildcats website. He coached running backs at Louisiana Tech for one season before taking over as Fordham’s cornerback coach in 2017. Although Davis might not be well-known outside of NFL circles or among casual observers of NCAA special teams, McVay’s guidance and reputation as a staff builder are reasons to have faith in him as the Rams prepare for 2024.

They will appear to be competitive as quarterback Matthew Stafford nears the end of his career. It was critical to strengthen a special teams unit that was the poorest in the league, and Los Angeles appears to have done so with this acquisition.