2022 Los Angeles Rams season

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2022 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerStan Kroenke
Head coachSean McVay
General managerLes Snead
Home fieldSoFi Stadium
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The 2022 season will be the Los Angeles Rams' 85th in the National Football League (NFL), their 86th overall, their 56th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the third playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their sixth under head coach Sean McVay. They will attempt to improve upon their 12–5 record from last season, as well as become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots in 2004.

Offseason[]

Coaching changes[]

  • The Minnesota Vikings hired Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell as their new head coach February 16, 2022.[1] The following day, Chris O'Hara, an offensive assistant with the Rams in 2021, was hired to join O'Connell's staff as quarterbacks coach.[2] On February 21, 2022, Wes Phillips was hired as offensive coordinator. Phillips had served as McVay's tight ends coach for five seasons, and in 2021 had added the title of pass game coordinator.[3]
  • The Denver Broncos named Rams secondary coach/passing game coordinator Ejiro Evero as defensive coordinator for new head coach Nathaniel Hackett's staff. Also hired from the Rams were assistant special teams coach Dwayne Stukes as special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach Marcus Dixon as defensive line coach on February 17, 2022.[4]
  • Liam Coen was hired as offensive coordinator, succeeding Kevin O'Connell. Coen had served as an assistant wide receivers and quarterbacks coach with the Rams from 2018 to 2020 before leaving to serve as offensive coordinator at the University of Kentucky.[5]
  • Thomas Brown, the Rams' running backs coach for the previous two seasons, was reassigned to take over for Phillips as tight ends coach, while retaining his position as assistant head coach.[6]
  • Ra'Shaad Samples was hired to succeed Brown as Rams running backs coach after having held the same position at SMU.[7]

Draft[]

Main article: 2022 NFL Draft
2022 Los Angeles Rams Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
3 104
4 142
5 175
6 211
212
218
7 238
253

Pre-draft trades

  • The Rams traded their first-round selection as well as 2021 third-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection and quarterback Jared Goff to Detroit in exchange for quarterback Matthew Stafford.[8]
  • The Rams traded veteran wide receiver Robert Woods to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft.[9]
  • The Rams acquired a seventh-round selection (238th overall) from the Miami Dolphins in a 2019 trade for cornerback Aqib Talib.[10]

Staff[]

Los Angeles Rams staff
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Front office
  • Owner/CEO – Stan Kroenke
  • COO/executive vice president of football operations – Kevin Demoff
  • General manager – Les Snead
  • Vice president of football administration – Tony Pastoors
  • Director of football operations – Sophie Harlan
  • Senior personnel executives – Brian Xanders and Ray Farmer
  • Senior personnel advisor – Taylor Morton
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Ted Monago
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – John McKay
  • Director of draft management – J. W. Jordan
  • Director of player engagement – Jacques McClendon
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Sean McVay
  • Assistant head coach/tight ends – Thomas Brown
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Raheem Morris
  • Run game coordinator/defensive line – Eric Henderson
  • Assistant defensive line – Skyler Jones
  • Linebackers – Chris Shula
  • Inside linebackers – Chris Beake
  • Assistant linebackers – Thad Bogardus
  • Assistant secondary – Jonathan Cooley
  • Coaching fellowship – Lance Schulters
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Joe DeCamillis
  • Assistant special teams – Jeremy Springer
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of strength training and performance – Justin Lovett
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Fernando Noriega
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Dustin Woods

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Current roster[]

Los Angeles Rams roster
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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

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Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Unrestricted FAs

Restricted FAs

Rookies in italics

Roster updated March 21, 2022

64 active, 0 inactive, 8 free agent(s)

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Preseason[]

The Rams' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season[]

2022 opponents[]

Listed below are the Rams' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[11]

As defending Super Bowl champions, the Rams earned the right to host the NFL Kickoff Game at SoFi Stadium.[12]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(NFC West)		 Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Conference opponents
(NFC South)		 Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers		 New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents
(based on 2021 division placement)		 Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers
Interconference opponents
(AFC West)		 Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders		 Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Interconference opponent
(based on 2021 division placement)		 Buffalo Bills N/A

References[]

  1. ^ "Minnesota Vikings officially hire 'innovative' Kevin O'Connell as new head coach". ESPN.com. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Goessling, Ben (February 17, 2022). "Vikings announce nine assistant coaches for Kevin O'Connell's staff". startribune.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Vikings hiring Los Angeles Rams' Wes Phillips as offensive coordinator, source says". ESPN.com. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Denver Broncos hire Los Angeles Rams' Ejiro Evero as new defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. January 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rams expected to hire Liam Coen as offensive coordinator". NFL.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Coach Thomas Brown changing position assignment, will oversee TE's". turfshowtimes.com. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "TCU football assistant heads to L.A. Rams as Frogs look within for his replacement". star-telegram.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Scott, Jelanl (January 30, 2021). "Lions to trade Matthew Stafford to Rams in blockbuster deal involving Jared Goff, picks". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Maya, Adam (March 23, 2022). "Titans acquiring Rams WR Robert Woods for 2023 sixth-rounder". NFL.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Patra, Kevin (October 29, 2019). "Rams ship CB Aqib Talib, fifth-rounder to Dolphins". NFL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Who could Super Bowl champion Rams face to kick off 2022 season?". NFL.com. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

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