L.A. Rams Hire Marist Alum Sean McVay as Head Coach

BROOKHAVEN, GA -- One of Brookhaven's prep sports heroes is taking over coaching duties in Los Angeles.

Sean McVay, 30, was introduced as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams at a Friday news conference. At 30 years old, McVay is the youngest head coach in modern NFL history, edging out Lane Kiffin, who helmed the Oakland Raiders at age 31 in 2007.

McVay comes to the Rams after a three-year stint as offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins. Under his tutelage, quarterback Kirk Cousins had a career season, setting personal bests in yards (4,917) and touchdowns (25) in 2016.

McVay played for the Marist School War Eagles in Brookhaven. He led the school located on Ashford-Dunwoody to the Class AAAA championship title in 2003. He then went on to play at Miami (Ohio) University.

“This is a great day as we welcome Sean McVay as our new head coach,” Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke said in a news release. “The accomplishments and success that he has had in less than a decade in our league are impressive. We are confident in his vision to make this team a consistent winner and we will all continue to work together to achieve our ultimate goal – bringing a Rams Super Bowl championship home to Los Angeles.”

“I am incredibly honored by this opportunity and I want to start by thanking Mr. Kroenke and Kevin Demoff for their faith in me to lead the Los Angeles Rams as head coach,” McVay said. “Collectively, we are committed to building a championship caliber team, and I’m excited to start that process and make our fans proud.”

Marist School football coach Alan Chadwick, who coached McVay in the early 2000s, said that he knew that the quarterback was destined for great things.

"Sean was and has been a very special part of the Marist’s ‘Long Blue Line’. We knew from the start he was going to do great things because of all the outstanding qualities he possessed," Chadwick said in a news release. "His knowledge of the game, outstanding character, leadership, competitiveness, and explosive skills made him an exceptional quarterback in our system. The Rams have chosen wisely and just added a great many supporters from the Marist War Eagle Nation."

Los Angeles is prime market for the NFL. It was announced earlier this week that the Chargers franchise will relocate there after 56 years in San Diego.

The Rams are bringing in 69-year-old Wade Phillips as defensive coordinator, according to ESPN.

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