US EditionRams promote Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator, AP source says
Nate Scheelhaase, 35, promoted to offensive coordinator after interviewing for five head coaching jobs, maintaining continuity following Mike LaFleur's departure to Arizona Cardinals, Rams led NFL offense in 2025.
- On Feb 20, 2026, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Los Angeles Rams are promoting pass-game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone to co-offensive coordinator, citing sources.
- After Mike LaFleur's departure to the Arizona Cardinals, Scheelhaase interviewed for five head-coaching jobs this offseason but stayed with the Rams, who finished 2025 with the NFL's top offense and Matthew Stafford returning for 2026.
- A former Iowa State offensive coordinator, Scheelhaase, 35, handled weekly play-drawing for the Rams, linked to Stafford's 2025 MVP season.
- With the hire complete, the Rams fill the NFL's final OC vacancy, as Scheelhaase shares duties with Ragone while McVay continues to call plays, focusing on free agency.
- McVay's coaching tree has repeatedly produced head coaches, and with Scheelhaase leading, the Rams keep their top offense and Stafford, positioning them as 2026 preseason Super Bowl favorites.
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Rams promote Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator
The Rams are promoting passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator, according to multiple media reports. Scheelhaase, 35, has spent the past two seasons with the Rams after serving as offensive coordinator at Iowa State in 2023. He replaces Mike LaFleur, who was hired as the Arizona Cardinals’ head coach earlier this month. Head coach Sean McVay said after LaFleur’s departure that he intended to have a wide-ranging search …
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Rams promote Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator, AP source says
The Los Angeles Rams are promoting assistant Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator. That's according to a person with knowledge of the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the Rams haven’t made a full announcement of coach Sean McVay’s new staff for
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