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Position: | Defensive coordinator |
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Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | February 5, 1986
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High school: | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
College: | Miami (OH) |
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Chris Shula (born February 5, 1986) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a linebacker at Miami University and previously served as an assistant coach at Ball State University, Indiana University, John Carroll University and for the San Diego Chargers. He is the son of Dave Shula, grandson of Don Shula, and nephew of Mike Shula.
Shula played linebacker for the Miami RedHawks [1] from 2004 until 2008 where he was teammates with Sean McVay. [2]
In 2010, Shula was hired as the assistant linebackers coach at Ball State University.
In 2011, Shula joined the University of Indiana as a graduate assistant.
In 2014, Shula was hired as the defensive coordinator at John Carroll University.
In 2015, Shula was hired by the San Diego Chargers as a defensive quality control coach under head coach Mike McCoy.
In 2017, Shula was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as their assistant linebackers coach under head coach Sean McVay. In 2019, Shula was promoted to outside linebackers coach.
On February 23, 2021, Shula was promoted to linebackers coach. [3] That year, the Rams became Super Bowl champions when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. [4] In 2022, Shula was promoted to pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach. In 2023, Shula was promoted to pass rush coordinator and linebackers coach.
On February 2, 2024, Shula was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Rams, replacing Raheem Morris, following his departure to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. [5]
Chris is the son of former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Dave Shula. He is also the grandson of the late Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. [6] [7] [8] His uncle Mike Shula was the former head coach at Alabama, worked as an offensive coach for several NFL teams, and is currently an offensive analyst for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [9]
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