St. Louis Rams Hire Brian Schottenheimer as Offensive Coordinator

According to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Rams are officially hiring Brian Schottenheimer, most recently the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets, for the same position in St. Louis. In a tweet, Thomas reported:

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@jthom1Jim Thomas Rams hire brian schottenheimer as offensive coordinator.

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Schottenheimer oversaw the Jets' offense from 2006-2011. Interestingly, he served as an offensive assistant with the Rams in 1997, so this will mark his second stint in St. Louis.

In the past, he served as an assistant coach for his father, Marty Schottenheimer, with the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins.

While in New York, Schottenheimer interviewed for the vacant head coaching job after the firing of Eric Mangini before losing out to current head coach Rex Ryan.

Schottenheimer was always looked at as the favorite for the St. Louis offensive coordinator role after the departure of Josh McDaniels and the hiring of head coach Jeff Fisher.

However, the Rams did interview former offensive coordinator and Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson before coming to an agreement with Schottenheimer.  

Schottenheimer will call the plays and direct the offense of Sam Bradford, Steven Jackson and the Rams in the upcoming Jeff Fisher era.

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