NFL season officially over, the Los Angeles Rams should pursue a reunion with this former player in free agency.

The Rams could lose one high profile coach from Sean McVay's staff, with new Bears head coach Ben Johnson targeting this assistant.

The Rams came up short this season, but they’ll be back as a contender in 2025. There are 11 big reasons for optimism entering the offseason.

Dec 28, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams assistant head coach Aubrey Pleasant reacts after a play in the first half against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

The Rams punched above their weight class. With a chunk of cap space, they can fix fatal flaws (run defense, blocking) for 2025.

The Rams will receive one special compensatory selection for the departure of Raheem Morris last offseason, just as they did in the 2024 draft; that pick will be at the end of the third round. Here is OTC’s final 2025 compensatory picks projection: https://t.co/yZ8kNsqdVU pic.twitter.com/IxIr9dusVU

Morris has a second chance to get his defensive coordinator hire right. He needs to go after someone with more job-specific experience than his first hire had.

Before the season started many expected the Rams defense to be the team's biggest problem. It was not only a young defense but also one that lost one of the bes

Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich has been named the Falcons new defensive coordinator, returning to Atlanta where he coached as an assistant from 2015 to 2020.

Staley had a 0-1 record in the playoffs. Morris is the other former Rams defensive coordinator to have earned a head coach job after his time in Los Angeles. He returned to Atlanta this year after serving as the Falcons' interim head coach for 11 games in ...

The newest branch on McVay’s coaching tree? Liam Coen, who was a positional coach for three years and the offensive coordinator for one in Los Angeles. Coen is set to become the Jaguars’ next head coach after a bizarre turn of events where he agreed to an extension with the Bucs, only to change his mind and bolt for Jacksonville.

The Falcons stumbled out of their chance at winning the NFC South. But these trade ideas can bolster Atlanta's chances to redeem itself.