Rams Assistant Special Teams Coach Expected To Interview with Jerod Mayo, Patriots
Losing position coaches and coordinators is a fact of life for good NFL teams, especially ones that develop young players well. After the Los Angeles Rams exceeded expectations and made the playoffs, they re-established themselves as members of that class.
As such, head coach Sean McVay’s staff is bound to undergo some changes, even if he isn’t the one pulling the trigger.
“If there are changes, it will only be because of better opportunities,” McVay said. “I feel really good about our coaching staff.”
Jun 2, 2022; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams special teams assistant coach Jeremy Springer during organized team activities at California Lutheran University.
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One such departure may come from, ironically, the team’s least effective unit. Assistant special teams coach Jeremy Stringer is expected to interview with the New England Patriots, presumably to be new head coach Jerod Mayo’s special teams coach, per Ian Rapoport.
By defense-adjusted value over average, Los Angeles’ special teams ranked dead last, and the difference between them and the Green Bay Packers – the 31st-ranked team – is similar to the difference between Green Bay and the Kansas City Chiefs, who finished sixth.
However, that doesn’t – and shouldn’t – disqualify Springer. The Rams shuffled between kickers Brett Maher and Lucas Havrisik (and almost Mason Crosby) and had a rookie punter, too. His track record is more encouraging than this past season suggests.
Springer has spent two years under McVay. In his first season, former Los Angeles kicker Matt Gay hit 93.3 percent of his field goals. That number dropped to 80.5 percent with the Indianapolis Colts this season.
Furthermore, Springer spent eight years coaching the college ranks, starting at his alma mater UTEP before pit stops at Texas A&M, Arizona, and Marshall. His work at each of those schools repeatedly sent him up the coaching ladder.
Simply put, Mayo wouldn’t be interested if he didn’t think there was more to Springer than this year’s special teams performance.
The Rams will travel to New England during the 2024 regular season.
