Amidst the several headline-grabbing financial moves the Rams have made this offseason, it has been widely expected that a new deal for head coach Sean McVay was among the team’s priorities. He confirmed on Tuesday that a new contract has indeed been agreed upon (Twitter link via Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic). 
McVay made the announcement during a press conference; details on the length and value of the deal are still unknown, and likely will be for some time. He added that the team will wait to officially announce it until an extension with general manager Les Snead is finalized, tweets NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
“Les and I have always been a pair,” McVay said, via ESPN’s Sarah Barshop. “We wanted to be able to announce that when both of us [had] gotten done. Mine is done. Les is in the process of that.”
The 36-year-old recently spoke about his decision to decline a broadcasting deal and remain on the sidelines with the defending champions. The possibility of his departure loomed over their Super Bowl victory, but McVay had two years remaining on his contract before today’s news. He has also widely been expected to receive a substantial raise from the $8.5MM annual value of his old pact.
Likewise, it comes as little surprise that McVay and Snead will be re-upped simultaneously. The two signed joint extensions in 2019, and have achieved significant success together. A new contract for Snead was considered an inevitability once those of Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp were taken care of. McVay’s remarks point to both extensions being made official in the near future.
With much of their championship core still intact from last season, the Rams are contenders to repeat in 2022. With McVay (and, all-but assuredly, Snead) remaining at the helm for several years into the future, their intermediate future looks positive as well.
Well earned! Dan S kept Jay Gruden over him, DC is a miserable franchise.
Somehow I don’t see him as a long term head coach – not for lack of talent, but for his interest in things outside of football. I suspect he will ride the current wave for awhile and then depart once a rebuild becomes necessary.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he spends some time on TV making a ton of money and not working so much for a while.
McVay has a wounded QB this year for whom he and Snead paid a fortune, both in draft picks and cap. Things could go downhill fast.
When you win a super bowl it really don’t matter
One Super Bowl in exchange for a decade of losing seasons? Interesting approach. I disagree with this approach. Winning in the the NFL is about building dynasties like the Patriots for the last twenty years, or the Steelers for a couple of decades, or the 49ers under Bill Walsh or the Redskins under Joe Gibbs.
Not in firesaleing your franchise and its future for two years of success.
Or a repeat as Champs!