2020 Los Angeles Rams season

The 2020 season is the Los Angeles Rams' 83rd season in the National Football League, their 84th overall, their 54th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their fourth under head coach Sean McVay. It will also mark the team’s first season playing their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, which the team will share with the Los Angeles Chargers. They will look to improve on their 9–7 season from the previous year and return to the playoffs after missing them last season.

2020 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Sean McVay
General manager	Les Snead
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Home field	SoFi Stadium
Uniform

Offseason

Coaching changes

• On January 6, 2020, the Rams parted ways with long time defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, whose contract was not renewed. Special teams coordinator John Fassel, who had been with the franchise since 2012, was also not retained and took the same position with the Dallas Cowboys. Other staff members who did not return were assistant offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, running backs coach Skip Peete, assistant special teams coach Matt Daniels, and director of strength training and performance Ted Rath.

• Several staff members shifted responsibilities or added to their duties. Run game coordinator Aaron Kromer also became the team's offensive line coach, while pass game coordinator Shane Waldron retained that title but is no longer the quarterbacks coach.[1] Also, assistant wide receivers coach Zac Robinson and assistant quarterbacks coach Liam Coen swapped positions from the previous season.

• Kevin O'Connell was hired as offensive coordinator and Brandon Staley took over as defensive coordinator. John Bonamego was brought on board as special teams coordinator and will be assisted by Tory Woodbury. Justin Lovett became the Rams' new director of strength training and performance.

Uniform changes

• In March 2019, the Rams announced they would debut new uniforms for the 2020 season. The new logos and colors were revealed on March 23.[2] The new primary logo was heavily criticized by fans.[3] The new uniforms were revealed on May 13th- and were also heavily criticized by fans.

Roster changes

Free agency

Unrestricted

Position	Player	2020 team	Date signed	Contract
DE	Michael Brockers	Los Angeles Rams	March 27, 2020
ILB	Cory Littleton	Las Vegas Raiders	March 25, 2020
OLB	Dante Fowler	Atlanta Falcons	March 25, 2020
WR	Mike Thomas	Cincinnati Bengals	March 24, 2020
C	Austin Blythe	Los Angeles Rams	March 26, 2020
QB	Blake Bortles
K	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	March 30, 2020
CB	Nickell Robey-Coleman	Philadelphia Eagles	March 31, 2020
FS	Marqui Christian
LB	Bryce Hager
T	Andrew Whitworth	Los Angeles Rams	March 18, 2020

Signings

Contract extensions

Releases/waivers

Retirements

Trades

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 Los Angeles Rams Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	52	Cam Akers	RB	Florida State
	57	Van Jefferson	WR	Florida	from Houston
3	84	Terrell Lewis	OLB	Alabama
	104	Terrell Burgess	S	Utah	Compensatory pick
4	136	Brycen Hopkins	TE	Purdue	from Houston
6	199	Jordan Fuller	S	Ohio State
7	234	Clay Johnston	LB	Baylor
	248	Sam Sloman	K	Miami (OH)	from Houston
	250	Tremayne Anchrum	G	Clemson	from Houston

Draft trades

• The Rams traded their first-round selection (20th overall), as well as their first-round and fourth-round selections in the 2021 NFL Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.[4]
• The Rams traded their fifth-round selection (165th overall), as well as a 2019 third-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for linebacker Dante Fowler.[5]
• The Rams traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for linebacker Kenny Young and a fifth-round selection.[6] The Rams later traded this selection as well as cornerback Aqib Talib to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft.[7]
• The Rams traded wide receiver Brandin Cooks and their fourth-round selection in 2022 to the Houston Texans in exchange for the Texans' second-round pick (57th overall).[8]
• The Rams traded their fourth round pick (126th overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for the Texans' fourth round pick (136th overall) and two seventh-round selections (Nos. 248 and 250).[9]

Undrafted free agents

Following the 2020 NFL Draft, the Rams signed 20 undrafted rookie free agents who would compete for roster spots and participate in the team's offseason and training camp programs.[10]

Player	Position	College
Eric Banks	DL	UTSA
Cohl Cabral	OL	Arizona State
Earnest Edwards	WR	Maine
James Gilbert	RB	Kansas State
Mike Hoecht	DL	Brown
JuJu Hughes	DB	Fresno State
Trishton Jackson	WR	Syracuse
Xavier Jones	RB	SMU
JJ Koski	WR	Cal Poly
Dayan Lake	CB	BYU
Josh Love	QB	San Jose State
Tyrique McGhee	CB	Georgia
Bryce Perkins	QB	Virginia
Brandon Polk	WR	James Madison
Greg Reaves	LB	USF
Sam Reener	DL	Minnesota
Christian Rozeboom	LB	South Dakota
Levonta Taylor	CB	Florida State
Jonah Williams	DL	Weber State
Easop Winston	WR	Washington State

Staff

Los Angeles Rams staff

	Front office Chairman/CEO – Stan Kroenke COO/Executive vice president of football operations– Kevin Demoff General manager – Les Snead Senior personnel executive – Brian Xanders Senior personnel advisor – Taylor Morton Director of college scouting – Brad Holmes Director of pro personnel – Ray Agnew Assistant director of college scouting – Ted Monago Director of draft management – J.W. Jordan Head coaches Head coach – Sean McVay Assistant head coach/linebackers – Joe Barry Assistant to the head coach – Bill Nayes Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Kevin O'Connell Pass game coordinator – Shane Waldron Assistant quarterbacks – Liam Coen Running backs – Thomas Brown Wide receivers – Eric Yarber Assistant wide receivers – Zac Robinson Tight ends – Wes Phillips Run game coordinator/offensive line – Aaron Kromer Assistant Offensive line – Andy Dickerson Offensive quality control – Zak Kromer			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Brandon Staley Defensive line – Eric Henderson Assistant defensive line – Thad Bogardus Outside linebackers – Chris Shula Cornerbacks – Aubrey Pleasant Safeties – Ejiro Evero Defensive quality control – Jonathan Cooley Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – John Bonamego Assistant special teams - Tory Woodbury Strength and conditioning Director of strength training and performance – Justin Lovett Assistant strength and conditioning – Fernando Noriega Assistant strength and conditioning – Dustin Woods Director Of Player Engagement - Jacques McClendon → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Los Angeles Rams roster

Quarterbacks 16 Jared Goff  2 Josh Love  5 Bryce Perkins  9 John Wolford Running backs 23 Cam Akers 34 Malcolm Brown 27 Darrell Henderson 35 Xavier Jones 42 John Kelly Wide receivers 18 Earnest Edwards 83 Trishton Jackson 12 Van Jefferson 15 J. J. Koski 10 Cooper Kupp 11 Josh Reynolds 14 Nsimba Webster  4 Easop Winston 17 Robert Woods Tight ends 86 Kendall Blanton 81 Gerald Everett 89 Tyler Higbee 88 Brycen Hopkins 82 Johnny Mundt		Offensive linemen 55 Brian Allen C 72 Tremayne Anchrum G 66 Austin Blythe C 68 Cohl Cabral C 63 Austin Corbett G 64 Jamil Demby G 73 David Edwards G 71 Bobby Evans T 79 Rob Havenstein T 61 Jeremiah Kolone G 70 Joseph Noteboom G 65 Coleman Shelton C 77 Andrew Whitworth T Defensive linemen 90 Michael Brockers DE 93 Marquise Copeland DE 99 Aaron Donald DT 97 Morgan Fox DE 91 Greg Gaines NT 96 Michael Hoecht DE 69 Sebastian Joseph-Day NT 62 Jonah Williams DE		Linebackers 79 Eric Banks OLB 50 Samson Ebukam OLB 54 Leonard Floyd OLB 48 Travin Howard ILB 58 Clay Johnston ILB 59 Micah Kiser ILB 53 Justin Lawler OLB 52 Terrell Lewis OLB 55 Bryan London ILB 45 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo OLB 57 Natrez Patrick OLB 95 Jachai Polite OLB 51 Troy Reeder ILB 56 Christian Rozeboom LB 41 Kenny Young ILB Defensive backs 36 Adonis Alexander CB 26 Terrell Burgess S 21 Donte Deayon CB 32 Jordan Fuller S 39 Jake Gervase S 22 Troy Hill CB 46 JuJu Hughes S 43 John Johnson SS 38 Dayan Lake CB 25 David Long CB 37 Tyrique McGhee CB 20 Jalen Ramsey CB 24 Taylor Rapp FS 33 Nick Scott FS 31 Darious Williams CB Special teams  3 Lirim Hajrullahu K  6 Johnny Hekker P  8 Austin MacGinnis K 44 Jacob McQuaide LS  1 Sam Sloman K				Active/Reserve lists 67 Chandler Brewer T (Opt-out) 94 A'Shawn Robinson DT (Active/NF-Inj.) Rookies in italics Roster updated August 14, 2020 Depth chart • Transactions 80 active, 2 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Preseason cancellation

The Rams' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Regular season

Schedule

The Rams' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Week	Date	Time (PT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 13	5:20 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys			SoFi Stadium	NBC
2	September 20	10:00 a.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	Fox
3	September 27	10:00 a.m.	at Buffalo Bills			New Era Field	Fox
4	October 4	1:05 p.m.	New York Giants			SoFi Stadium	Fox
5	October 11	10:00 a.m.	at Washington Football Team			FedExField	Fox
6	October 18	5:20 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	NBC
7	October 26	5:15 p.m.	Chicago Bears			SoFi Stadium	ESPN
8	November 1	10:00 a.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	Fox
9	Bye
10	November 15	1:25 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			SoFi Stadium	Fox
11	November 23	5:15 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	ESPN
12	November 29	1:05 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			SoFi Stadium	Fox
13	December 6	1:05 p.m.	at Arizona Cardinals			State Farm Stadium	Fox
14	December 10	5:20 p.m.	New England Patriots			SoFi Stadium	Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime
15	December 19 or 20	TBD	New York Jets			SoFi Stadium	TBD
16	December 27	1:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			CenturyLink Field	CBS
17	January 3	1:25 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals			SoFi Stadium	Fox

Notes:

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 15, the date, time and network for that week's game vs. the New York Jets will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[12]

References

1. "Sean McVay talks about newly assembled Rams coaching staff". LATimes.com. February 12, 2020.
2. "Los Angeles Rams New Look". ramsnewlook.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/sports/football/rams-logo-angelo-state.html
4. "Jaguars trading Jalen Ramsey to Los Angeles Rams". NFL.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
5. Simmons, Myles (October 30, 2018). "Rams Acquire Edge Rusher Dante Fowler". TheRams.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
6. Owens, Jason (October 15, 2019). "Reports: Rams trade CB Marcus Peters to Ravens". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
7. Patra, Kevin (October 29, 2019). "Rams ship CB Aqib Talib, fifth-rounder to Dolphins". NFL.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
8. Jackson, Stu (April 10, 2020). "Rams agree to trade WR Brandin Cooks to Texans". TheRams.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
9. DaSilva, Cameron (April 25, 2020). "Rams trade 126th overall pick to Texans". theramswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
10. "Rams agree to terms with 20 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
11. Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
12. "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

• Official website