2024 Los Angeles Rams season explained

Team:	Los Angeles Rams
Year:	2024
Record:	0–0
Coach:	Sean McVay
Owner:	Stan Kroenke
General Manager:	Les Snead
Stadium:	SoFi Stadium
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The 2024 season will be the Los Angeles Rams' upcoming 87th in the National Football League (NFL), their 88th overall, their 58th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the fifth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their eighth under head coach Sean McVay. This will be their first season since 2013 without Aaron Donald, as he retired 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. In addition, the Rams will move their team training facility from Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks to the Kroenke Warner Center complex in Woodland Hills.^[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

• 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.^[2]
• Raheem Morris, the Rams' defensive coordinator since 2021, was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as head coach.^[3] 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.^[4]
• Jimmy Lake, the Rams' assistant head coach in 2023, joined Morris in Atlanta to serve as defensive coordinator.^[5]
• Jeremy Springer, a special teams assistant for the Rams the previous two seasons, was hired by the New England Patriots as special teams coordinator.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• 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.^[8]
• 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.^[9]
• 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.^[10]
• 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.^[11]
• Dave Ragone, who had served as offensive coordinator with the Atlanta Falcons for the last three seasons, was hired as the Rams quarterback coach.^[12] The Rams also brought on board Nathan Scheelhaase, a longtime offensive assistant at Iowa State, as pass game specialist.^[13] Both positions had been previously held by Zac Robinson.
• Greg Williams joined the Rams coaching staff as inside linebackers coach.^[14]
• Sean Desai, previously a defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, was hired by the Rams as a senior defensive assistant.^[15]
• On March 8, 2024, the Rams announced they had hired Jerry Schuplinski to serve as a senior offensive assistant.^[16]

Draft

See main article: 2024 NFL draft.

2024 Los Angeles Rams Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
	19
2	39				From Carolina
3	83
	99
4	120	Traded to Pittsburgh Steelers
5	154		DE
	155	Traded to Carolina Panthers	From Pittsburgh
6	196		DT
	209
	213
	217
7	254

Draft trades

2024 Los Angeles Rams undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Justin Dedich	C	USC	^[17]
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	^[18]
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

Preseason

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

Week	Date	Time ()	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	August 11	1:25 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–12	1–0	SoFi Stadium	KABC	Recap
2		4:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 13–9	2–0	SoFi Stadium	KABC	Recap
3		10:00 a.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	KABC

Game summaries

Preseason Week 2: at Los Angeles Chargers

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time ()	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		5:15 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings			SoFi Stadium	Prime Video
9	November 3	1:25 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			Lumen Field	Fox
10		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		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		Arizona Cardinals			SoFi Stadium
18	January 4/5		Seattle Seahawks			SoFi Stadium

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rams off to Woodland Hills . 2024-02-15 . TheAcorn.com.
2. Web site: Eric Henderson Named Co-Defensive Coordinator / Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach . 2024-01-15 . USCTrojans.com.
3. Web site: Raheem Morris: ‘Overjoyed to return to Atlanta as Falcons head coach’ . 2024-01-25 . ajc.com.
4. Web site: Falcons hire Zac Robinson as offensive coordinator . 2024-01-28 . NBCSports.com.
5. Web site: Falcons hire Jimmy Lake as defensive coordinator, retain Marquice Williams as special teams coordinator . 2024-01-29 . NFL.com.
6. Web site: Patriots to hire Rams assistant Jeremy Springer as special teams coordinator . 2024-01-31 . BostonGlobe.com.
7. Web site: Sources: Rams tab Chris Shula to replace Raheem Morris as DC . 2024-02-01 . ESPN.com.
8. Web site: Interim Chargers HC Giff Smith Hired by So Cal Rival . 2024-02-03 . SI.com.
9. Web site: Los Angeles Rams Hire Kansas State's Chili Davis as Assistant Special Teams Coach . 2024-02-14 . SI.com.
10. Web site: Report: Seahawks hire Jake Peetz as pass game coordinator . 2024-02-15 . NBCSports.com.
11. Web site: 2 Former Tennessee Titans Staffers Find New NFL Jobs with Giants, Rams . 2024-02-15 . SI.com.
12. Web site: Report: Rams to hire Dave Ragone as quarterbacks coach . 2024-02-19 . NBCSports.com.
13. Web site: Iowa State offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase is headed to the Los Angeles Rams . 2024-02-19 . DesMoinesRegister.com.
14. Web site: Sean McVay announces additions to Rams 2024 coaching staff . therams.com . February 25, 2024 . February 20, 2024.
15. Web site: Report: Rams to hire Dave Ragone as quarterbacks coach . 2024-02-25 . CBSSports.com.
16. Web site: Jackson . Stu . 2024-03-08 . Rams add Jerry Schuplinski and Sean Desai to 2024 coaching staff . 2024-03-08 . TheRams.com.
17. News: Rams agree to terms with 16 undrafted free agents. therams.com. May 2, 2024.
18. News: Rams sign 10 players to Reserve/Future contracts. therams.com. January 15, 2024.