Rams GM endorses DC Raheem Morris for head-coaching jobs - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead began his end-of-season news conference with an unprompted endorsement of defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, who is interviewing for several head coach openings.

Morris, who has been the Rams' defensive coordinator for the last three seasons, has been a head coach twice before: with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009-11 and as the Atlanta Falcons' interim coach in 2020.

Before he took questions on Friday, Snead said he wanted to talk about Morris «because I know he's interviewing for just about every head-coaching job in the NFL right now.»

Morris has interviewed with or been requested for an interview by the Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Last offseason, Morris interviewed with the Indianapolis Colts for their head coach opening.

«No. 1, I think we all know, [he's a] great human being,» Snead said. «The guy is coded to respect everyone, to build a relationship with everyone no matter where you're at in the organization. What's awesome is as he does that, you just see the respect flow back in his direction. He's coded for that. It's a superpower that I think would help any organization.»

Rams coach Sean McVay said when he interviewed Morris for the defensive coordinator position in 2021, he spent time trying to convince Morris to take the Rams job instead of going to Jacksonville to coach the Jaguars.

«But what I remember is as soon as we were able to get him on board, there was an immediate excitement from everybody that he touched in this building whether it be players, coaches [or] staff,» McVay said. «And he's got that magnetism about him where he is just