Names to watch if Sean McVay decides to step away from Rams

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay completed his ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl on Sunday night, and now, fans are left to wonder whether McVay will even return next season.

McVay, 36, became the youngest head coach in modern NFL history when he was hired by the Rams at age 30. And despite not yet reaching the peak of his coaching career, he may be taking some time to step away from football entirely. A report surfaced prior to the Super Bowl that McVay was considering taking time off, and a subsequent report stated that multiple broadcast networks will be pursuing McVay for an on-air role. Should he leave Los Angeles, CBS Sports provided a list of potential candidates for the Rams head coaching job.

Raheem Morris; currently: Rams defensive coordinator

Jim Caldwell; currently: n/a; previously: Dolphins assistant head coach (2019), Lions head coach (2014-17)

Byron Leftwich; currently: Buccaneers offensive coordinator

Kellen Moore; currently: Cowboys defensive coordinator

Thomas Brown; currently: Rams assistant head coach/running backs coach

Joe Barry; currently: Packers defensive coordinator

Aubrey Pleasant; currently: Lions defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator

Sean McVay could make shocking decision following Super Bowl 56

Sean McVay could shock the world following Super Bowl 56. During his final availability prior to facing the Cincinnati Bengals, McVay pondered his options regarding his work-life balance for the future.

“I love this so much that it’s such a passion but I also know that what I’ve seen from some of my closest friends, whether it’s coaches or even some of our players, I’m gonna be married this summer, I want to have a family and I think being able to find that balance but also be able to give the time necessary,” McVay said. “I have always had a dream about being able to be a father and I can’t predict the future, you know? I jokingly say that.

“I don’t really know. I know I love football and I’m so invested in this thing and I’m in the moment right now. But at some point, too, if you said what do you want to be able to do? I want to be able to have a family and I want to be able to spend time with them.”

Moreover, ESPN reported that McVay could be considering stepping away from coaching to work as a television analyst instead.

“Those thoughts come against the backdrop of multiple sources telling ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry in the past and again recently that McVay has considered working as a television analyst as an alternative to coaching,” wrote ESPN. “In January, multiple league executives suggested to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that McVay could follow a similar coaching/broadcasting path to Jon Gruden, whom McVay coached under in Tampa Bay in 2008, and take a break from coaching for a lucrative TV job.”

Evidently, McVay’s early foray into coaching could lead to an early exit for the Rams leader.