McVay's worst season as a head coach came the year after winning the Super Bowl, but he rebounded last season with a 10-7 record and wild-card berth. The Rams played the Lions in Detroit in the postseason, and they played the NFC North champions close throughout the game. However, the Lions beat the Rams 24-23 to end Los Angeles' season
But it also proved to be inspired, with McVay leading the team to the Super Bowl in just his second year on the job. It was the start, or at least the key inflection point, of a dramatic shift in hiring across the NFL.
More than 35 years removed from the last draft conducted by 49ers executive John McVay during the Bill Walsh tenure, his grandson Sean continues the family legacy of football excellence
Rams, Sean McVay and Eagles
Amidst the tough time, the Los Angeles Rams came forward to help. Their head coach, Sean McVay, and former Rams player Andrew Whitworth have pledged to donate around $400,000. The amount will be evenly distributed among the Pasadena Community Foundation's Eaton Canyon Fire Relief and Recovery Fund and the LAFD Foundation.
The apple has not fallen far from the tree for at least a few of Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay's disciples ... Only one of the McVay coaching tree's members has been to the Super Bowl, and, naturally, he lost to McVay's Rams once he got there.
So it is fitting that John McVay's grandson Sean became the second member in his family to hoist a Lombardi as the family completed their third Super Bowl victory over the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.
The countdown to Super Bowl LIX is on and talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the news from around the league. The race to New Orleans on February 9 has reached the win-or-go-home
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The countdown to Super Bowl LIX is on and talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the news from around the league. The race to New Orleans on February 9 has reached the win-or-go-home