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2024 Los Angeles Rams season

The 2024 season is the Los Angeles Rams' upcoming 87th in the National Football League (NFL), their 88th overall, 58th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, fifth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and eighth under head coach Sean McVay. This will be their first season since 2013 without Aaron Donald, who announced his retirement on March 15. The Rams will be searching to improve on their 10–7 record and to advance in the playoffs after being defeated in the Wild Card Round in 2023. After holding training camp for the first time at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, the Rams conducted the remainder of preseason practices at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, where the team had operated its temporary training facility since 2016 when the franchise relocated from St. Louis. This was necessitated due to delays in the construction of the Kroenke Warner Center complex in Woodland Hills.[1] Following the end of the preseason, the Rams began conducting practices at their new permanent facility.[2]

2024 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerStan Kroenke
General managerLes Snead
Head coachSean McVay
Home fieldSoFi Stadium
Results
Record0–0
Division placeNFC West
Uniform

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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  • Eric Henderson, who had served as defensive line coach and run game coordinator, departed the Rams to join the USC Trojans football staff to serve as co-defensive coordinator, run game coordinator, and defensive line coach.[3]
  • Raheem Morris, the Rams' defensive coordinator since 2021, was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as head coach.[4] He is the sixth former Rams assistant to be hired as a head coach after serving on Sean McVay's staff.
  • Zac Robinson, who had spent the previous five seasons on the Rams' coaching staff in various positions, most recently as pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach, followed Raheem Morris to the Atlanta Falcons to become the team's new offensive coordinator.[5]
  • Jimmy Lake, the Rams' assistant head coach in 2023, joined Morris in Atlanta to serve as defensive coordinator.[6]
  • Jeremy Springer, a special teams assistant for the Rams the previous two seasons, was hired by the New England Patriots as special teams coordinator.[7]
  • Chris Shula, who served in a variety of roles on the Rams coaching staff for the previous seven seasons as an assistant, most recently as pass rush coordinator & linebackers coach in 2023, was elevated to defensive coordinator, succeeding Raheem Morris.[8]
  • Giff Smith, most recently the interim head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, was hired by the Rams to take on dual responsibilities as defensive line coach and run game coordinator, succeeding Eric Henderson in both roles.[9]
  • The Rams hired Chili Davis, former Kansas State Wildcats special teams quality control coach and a veteran college assistant, to serve as assistant special teams coach.[10] However, the team parted ways with Peete prior to the season.[11]
  • Jake Peetz, who had spent the previous two seasons as an offensive assistant with the Rams (including last season as pass game specialist), was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as their new pass game coordinator.[12]
  • John Streicher, previously the director of football administration with the Tennessee Titans, joined the Rams staff with a new title of coordinator of football strategy.[13]
  • Dave Ragone, who had served as offensive coordinator with the Atlanta Falcons for the last three seasons, was hired as the Rams quarterback coach.[14] The Rams also brought on board Nathan Scheelhaase, a longtime offensive assistant at Iowa State, as pass game specialist.[15] Both positions had been previously held by Zac Robinson.
  • Greg Williams joined the Rams coaching staff as inside linebackers coach.[16]
  • Sean Desai, previously a defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, was hired by the Rams as a senior defensive assistant.[17]
  • On March 8, 2024, the Rams announced they had hired Jerry Schuplinski to serve as a senior offensive assistant.[18]
  • On September 2, 2024, Scott Frost the Rams announced the hiring of former Nebraska and UCF head coach Scott Frost as an assistant coach, helping with offense, defense, and special teams.[19]

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Los Angeles Rams Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 19 Jared Verse DE Florida State
2 39 Braden Fiske DT Florida State From Carolina[A]
3 83 Blake Corum RB Michigan
99 Kamren Kinchens S Miami (FL)
4 120 Traded to Pittsburgh Steelers[B]
5 154 Brennan Jackson DE Washington State
155 Traded to Carolina Panthers[C] From Pittsburgh[D]
6 196 Tyler Davis DT Clemson
209 Joshua Karty K Stanford
213 Jordan Whittington WR Texas
217 Beaux Limmer C Arkansas
7 254 KT Leveston OT Kansas State

Draft trades

  1. ^ The Carolina Panthers traded a second- (39th overall) round selection to the Rams in exchange for 2024 second-(52nd overall) and fifth-(155th overall) selections, and a 2025 second-round selection.[20]
  2. ^ The Pittsburgh Steelers traded Kevin Dotson, a 2024 fifth-(155th overall) round and 2025 sixth-round selection to the Rams in exchange for 2024 fourth-(120th overall) round and 2025 fifth-round selection.[21]
  3. ^ See Note A
  4. ^ See Note C
2024 Los Angeles Rams undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Justin Dedich C USC [22]
Anthony Goodlow DE Oklahoma State
Neal Johnson TE Louisiana
J. J. Laap WR Cortland
Cam Lampkin CB Washington State
Blake Larson OT Augustana (SD)
Tuli Letuligasenoa DT Washington
Kenny Logan Jr. S Kansas
Jaylen McCollough S Tennessee
Elias Neal LB Marshall
David Olajiga DT Central Missouri
Omar Speights LB LSU
Drake Stoops WR Oklahoma
Josh Wallace CB Michigan
Sam Wiglusz WR Ohio
Charles Woods CB SMU
2024 Los Angeles Rams Reserve/Future signees
Name Position College Ref.
AJ Arcuri OT Michigan State [23]
Tanner Brown K Oklahoma State
Logan Bruss G Wisconsin
Cory Durden DT NC State
Olakunle Fatukasi LB Rutgers
Miller Forristall TE Alabama
Tanner Ingle S NC State
Nikola Kalinic TE York
Mike McAllister C Youngstown State
Cameron McCutcheon CB Western Carolina
Grant Miller G Baylor
Xavier Smith WR Florida A&M
Zachary Thomas T San Diego State
Zach VanValkenburg LB Iowa
Dresser Winn QB UT Martin

Staff

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Los Angeles Rams staff
Front office
  • Owner/CEO – Stan Kroenke
  • President – Kevin Demoff
  • General manager – Les Snead
  • Vice president of football and business administration – Tony Pastoors
  • Director of football operations – Sophie Harlan
  • Senior personnel executives – Brian Xanders, Ray Farmer, Taylor Morton, Ted Monago, Marty Barrett and Chris Driggers
  • Director of pro scouting – John McKay
  • Director, draft management – J. W. Jordan
  • Director of player engagement – Jacques McClendon
  • Director, scouting strategy – James Gladstone
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Chris Shula
  • Defensive line/run game coordinator – Giff Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – A.C. Carter
  • Inside linebackers – Greg Williams
  • Outside linebackers – Joe Coniglio
  • Safeties – Chris Beake
  • Defensive assistant – Mike Harris
  • Senior defensive assistant – Sean Desai
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Chase Blackburn
  • Game management coordinator – John Streicher
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of strength training and performance – Justin Lovett
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Dustin Woods

→ Coaching staff
→ Front office
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Current roster

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Los Angeles Rams roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated September 2, 2024

53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

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The Rams' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule was announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 Dallas Cowboys W 13–12 1–0 SoFi Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Los Angeles Chargers W 13–9 2–0 SoFi Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Houston Texans L 15–17 2–1 NRG Stadium Recap

Game summaries

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Preseason Week 1: vs Dallas Cowboys

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Preseason Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 3 0612
Rams 3 3 0713

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: August 11
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C) (fixed roof)
  • Game attendance: 73,023
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (KABC): Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Andrew Whitworth (color analyst), Mina Kimes (commentary), and Curt Sandoval (sideline reporter)

Preseason Week 2: at Los Angeles Chargers

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Preseason Week 2: Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 0 3713
Chargers 3 3 039

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: August 17
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C) (fixed roof)
  • Game attendance: 66,112
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (KABC): Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Andrew Whitworth (color analyst), Mina Kimes (commentary), and Curt Sandoval (sideline reporter)

For this game, assistant head coach/pass game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant served as Rams head coach, calling plays and making decisions from the sideline while Sean McVay watched the game from the coach's booth.

Preseason Week 3: at Houston Texans

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Preseason Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 6 0615
Texans 3 7 0717

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 68,829
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (KABC): Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Maurice Jones-Drew (color analyst), Mina Kimes (commentary), and Curt Sandoval (sideline reporter)

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 5:20 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field NBC
2 September 15 1:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium Fox
3 September 22 1:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers SoFi Stadium Fox
4 September 29 10:00 a.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
5 October 6 1:25 p.m. Green Bay Packers SoFi Stadium CBS
6 Bye
7 October 20 1:05 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders SoFi Stadium CBS
8 October 24 5:15 p.m. Minnesota Vikings SoFi Stadium Prime Video
9 November 3 1:25 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox
10 November 11 5:15 p.m. Miami Dolphins SoFi Stadium ESPN
11 November 17 10:00 a.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox
12 November 24 5:20 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles SoFi Stadium NBC
13 December 1 1:05 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome Fox
14 December 8 1:25 p.m. Buffalo Bills SoFi Stadium Fox
15 December 12 5:15 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Prime Video
16 December 22 10:00 a.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
17 December 29/30 TBD Arizona Cardinals SoFi Stadium TBD
18 January 4/5 TBD Seattle Seahawks SoFi Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Detroit Lions

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Week 1: Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 000
Lions 0 0 000

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Standings

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Division

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Arizona Cardinals 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Los Angeles Rams 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
San Francisco 49ers 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Seattle Seahawks 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0

Conference

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NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Arizona Cardinals West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
2 Atlanta Falcons South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
3 Chicago Bears North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
4 Dallas Cowboys East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Wild cards
5 Carolina Panthers South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
6 Detroit Lions North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
7 Green Bay Packers North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
In the hunt
8 Los Angeles Rams West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
9 Minnesota Vikings North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
10 New Orleans Saints South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
11 New York Giants East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
12 Philadelphia Eagles East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
13 San Francisco 49ers West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
14 Seattle Seahawks West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
16 Washington Commanders East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Tiebreakers[a]
  1. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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  1. ^ "Rams off to Woodland Hills". TheAcorn.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ^ "Rams begin Woodland Hills era". TheRams.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  3. ^ "Eric Henderson Named Co-Defensive Coordinator / Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ^ "Raheem Morris: 'Overjoyed to return to Atlanta as Falcons head coach'". ajc.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  5. ^ "Falcons hire Zac Robinson as offensive coordinator". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  6. ^ "Falcons hire Jimmy Lake as defensive coordinator, retain Marquice Williams as special teams coordinator". NFL.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  7. ^ "Patriots to hire Rams assistant Jeremy Springer as special teams coordinator". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  8. ^ "Sources: Rams tab Chris Shula to replace Raheem Morris as DC". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ^ "Interim Chargers HC Giff Smith Hired by So Cal Rival". SI.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Rams Hire Kansas State's Chili Davis as Assistant Special Teams Coach". SI.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  11. ^ "The Rams have parted ways with assistant special teams coach Chili Davis, per sources". X.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  12. ^ "Report: Seahawks hire Jake Peetz as pass game coordinator". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  13. ^ "2 Former Tennessee Titans Staffers Find New NFL Jobs with Giants, Rams". SI.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  14. ^ "Report: Rams to hire Dave Ragone as quarterbacks coach". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  15. ^ "Iowa State offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase is headed to the Los Angeles Rams". DesMoinesRegister.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  16. ^ "Sean McVay announces additions to Rams 2024 coaching staff". therams.com. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "Report: Rams to hire Dave Ragone as quarterbacks coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  18. ^ Jackson, Stu (2024-03-08). "Rams add Jerry Schuplinski and Sean Desai to 2024 coaching staff". TheRams.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  19. ^ Jackson, Stu (2024-09-02). "Rams adding Scott Frost to coaching staff". TheRams.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  20. ^ Simmons, Myles. "Rams trade up to No. 39, select DT Braden Fiske". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports.
  21. ^ Jackson, Stu (August 27, 2023). "Rams trade for Steelers OL Kevin Dotson". therams.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  22. ^ "Rams agree to terms with 16 undrafted free agents". therams.com. May 2, 2024.
  23. ^ "Rams sign 10 players to Reserve/Future contracts". therams.com. January 15, 2024.
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