Shula is a well-recognized title in NFL circles and there is now one other one rising up the ranks hoping to make a reputation for himself just like the coaches in his household earlier than him.
It is being reported by ESPN that the Rams have promoted pass-rush coordinator/linebackers coach Chris Shula to defensive coordinator. He’ll be changing Raheem Morris, who’s now the pinnacle coach of the Atlanta Falcons.
Shula has heavy ties to Rams head coach Sean McVay, so this can be a transfer that is sensible. He and McVay performed faculty ball collectively at Miami (Ohio) from 2004-07.
Shula began his teaching profession as an assistant linebackers coach at Ball State in 2010 and bought his break as a defensive coordinator for John Carrol in 2014. That led him to the NFL, the place he served as a defensive high quality management coach for the San Diego Chargers earlier than being swooped up by McVay in 2017 as an assistant linebackers coach.
Shula has been with McVay ever since, serving as L.A.’s outdoors linebackers coach in 2019-20, linebackers coach in 2021, pass-game coordinator/defensive backs coach in 2022 and as talked about, most lately because the Rams’ pass-rush coordinator/linebacker’s coach.
Shula is undoubtedly very a lot in tune with McVay’s defensive objectives and he was an intriguing candidate throughout the league. In truth, the Miami Dolphins wished to interview him for his or her vacant defensive-coordinating job.
He appears to make sense for the Rams, however a Dolphins hiring would have been an ironic accident for Shula. His nice grandfather, Don Shula, had a Corridor of Fame teaching profession with the Dolphins. He was head coach in Miami for 26 seasons, successful Tremendous Bowls in 1972 and 1973.
Chris Shula’s father, David Shula, was additionally an NFL head coach – for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1992-96.