LOS ANGELES — Sean McVay has informed members of the Los Angeles Rams organization that he will remain the team’s head coach, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini on Friday.
The decision comes days after McVay said in his end-of-season press conference that he would be taking the “reasonable time” to make a decision about his future to figure out “how best to continue on the right path.” moving forward Be the best coach you can be.”
The Rams are coming off a 5-12 season, McVay’s worst season since his Los Angeles stint in 2017, as they struggled with a series of injuries including quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Cooper Kupp and defensive tackle Aaron donald .
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During the 2022 offseason, McVay signed a contract extension that runs through the 2026 season and matches the length of the contract signed by general manager Les Snead.
This isn’t the first time McVay’s possible retirement has surfaced. In the week leading up to Super Bowl LVI last February, McVay responded to a question that he “won’t make it” if he trains to 60 and spoke about the things he wants to pursue outside of football.
“I know I love football and I’m so invested in this thing and I’m in the moment,” McVay said at the time. “But also at some point when you said: ‘What do you want to be able to do?’ I want to be able to have a family and I want to be able to spend time with them.”
After the Rams’ Super Bowl win, McVay was asked if he would return to Los Angeles in 2022. He replied, “We’ll see.” But less than two weeks after the Super Bowl, McVay told ESPN that he would not be pursuing television opportunities and would be returning to coach the Rams.
McVay, the youngest head coach in modern NFL history when he was hired by the Rams in 2017 just before his 31st birthday, has led Los Angeles to a 67-41 record in six seasons, including playoffs. His Rams team has won three NFC West titles, two NFC championships and a Super Bowl.
After that season, McVay called his job a “beautiful challenge” and said, “I wouldn’t change any part of it.”
“The most important thing is that you want to make sure … that joy, that enthusiasm, that ability to be able to do things at the level you know you’re capable of, as the challenges and the challenges don’t allow you to do Grind and the competitor in you… how don’t you let that change the dynamic of who you want to be as a leader in things like this? And that’s where I am.”