Sean McVay didn’t experience his 30s the way most people do. Over the past eight years, he’s been at the helm of the Los Angeles Rams, leading the team to six playoff appearances and two Super Bowl appearances. McVay’s early success as a head coach earned him recognition as the youngest coach to reach that level, surpassing former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin, who was 31 years and eight months old when hired by Al Davis in 2007. Rams general manager Les Snead discussed his working relationship with McVay during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday.
“We hired him when he was 30 years old. That story’s been written, right?” Snead said. “You reverse engineer it and it’s like a no-brainer. (We) should’ve hired him when he was 29. I’ve often kidded with Sean, ‘There’s no doubt we’ve changed your life for the good, but, boy, did we probably ruin it, as well.’ “Just think about it … when you’re 30-39, you can kinda be a professional, but still goof around and maybe not have to be a head coach of the Los Angeles Rams. So, there’s an element that I’m a big brother. We have this neat chemistry where, you know what, we can go out and have a boxing match and then go have a beer afterwards.”
McVay’s coaching career started at the age of 22 when he became an assistant wide receivers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008. The following year, he worked as the receivers coach for the UFL’s Florida Tuskers. After spending seven years with the Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2016, he eventually took over as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, succeeding Les Snead’s team.
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