25 Facts About Sean McVay

Sean McVay was born on January 24,1986 and is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.

Sean McVay became the youngest NFL head coach in the modern era when he was hired by the Rams in 2017 at the age of 30.

Sean McVay was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Tim and Cindy Sean McVay.

Sean McVay's family lived in Dayton until Sean was six years old.

Sean McVay graduated from Marist School in Brookhaven, Georgia, in 2004.

Sean McVay was a four-year starter at Marist as a quarterback and defensive back for the War Eagles high school football team and the first player in school history to amass 1,000 yards rushing and passing in consecutive seasons.

Sean McVay attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he played college football as a wide receiver from 2004 to 2007, earning Miami's Scholar-Athlete Award in 2007.

Sean McVay recorded 39 receptions for 312 yards for the RedHawks in his college career.

Sean McVay began his coaching career as an assistant wide receivers coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008 under head coach Jon Gruden.

In 2010, Sean McVay was hired as the assistant tight ends coach for the Washington Redskins under head coach Mike Shanahan.

On January 14,2014, Sean McVay was promoted to offensive coordinator by new Redskins head coach Jay Gruden.

Sean McVay would remain the youngest head coach in the NFL until the New England Patriots hired Jerod Mayo on January 12,2024, exactly seven years to the day after Sean McVay was hired by the Rams.

Sean McVay inherited a Rams team that finished 2016 in last place in points, total yards, touchdown passes and first downs, a team later ranked as having the second-worst offense of the decade based on Football Outsiders' DVOA statistic.

On February 8,2017, Sean McVay hired Matt LaFleur as his offensive coordinator.

Sean McVay then endured his first losing streak as a head coach as the Rams stumbled in back-to-back losses to the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, both on NBC Sunday Night Football.

At age 33, Sean McVay became the youngest head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl.

The win put the Rams into the NFC Championship Game for the second time under Sean McVay's leadership, giving him his fifth postseason victory, the most in team history.

Shortly after the regular season finished, sources stated that Sean McVay would stay as head coach for the next season.

Shortly after Los Angeles had clinched a playoff berth, Sean McVay publicly declared that he intended to return as the team's head coach for the 2024 season.

In 2024, Sean McVay entered his eighth season as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, reinvigorated after considering retirement during the previous offseason.

However, the team struggled with consistency, particularly on defense, but Sean McVay remained optimistic about the development of younger players, emphasizing that the 2024 season felt like "Year 1 again" as the team transitioned into a new era.

Seven of Sean McVay's assistants have been hired as head coaches in the NFL or NCAA, and one has served as an interim coach for the NFL:.

One of Sean McVay's players have been hired as head coaches in the NFL or NCAA:.

Sean McVay resides in Hidden Hills, California with his wife, Veronika Khomyn, a former model from Ukraine whom he met when he was a coach for Washington and she was a student at George Mason University.

Sean McVay's grandfather, John Sean McVay, was an NFL head coach, having coached the New York Giants from 1976 to 1978 before going on to serve as an executive for the San Francisco 49ers between 1980 and 1999.