Concluding our series is special teams coordinator John Fassel, who enters his 12th NFL season. John is the son of former NFL coach Jim Fassel. After playing wide receiver at Weber State in 1999, Fassel signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent. That same year, he was hired by Bucknell to coach receivers... Continue Reading →

Up next in our “Coach ’em Up” series, we have linebackers coach Frank Bush. The Athens, Georgia native was a three-year starter at N.C. State before being selected in the fifth round of the 1985 draft by the Houston Oilers. As a rookie, he started 11 of 16 games, recording three sacks on his way... Continue Reading →

As we near the end of the “Coach ’em Up” series, we preview new defensive back coaches Brandon Fisher, Jeff Fisher’s son, and Dennard Wilson. The former was a standout linebacker at Montana, tallying 169 career tackles in 54 games (30 starts), but remained a standout in the classroom: Fisher was named to the All-District 7... Continue Reading →

As we progress through our “Coach ’em Up” series, we now turn to the defensive side of the ball with one of the NFL’s best defensive line coaches, Mike Waufle. The Hornell, N.Y. native joined the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1972-75, before playing at Bakersfield Junior College where the Renegades won a junior college... Continue Reading →

On Tuesday, it was announced that former New England Patriots defensive tackle Dominique Easley had signed a one-year deal with the Rams, providing Los Angeles with their fifth former first round defensive lineman. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/732716330147827712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E732716330147827712&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Framblinfan.com%2F2016%2F05%2F19%2Fdominique-easley-offers-rams%2F Easley is an eccentric oddity, a character that has been cast as a me-first individual since his days as a Florida... Continue Reading →

With the next part of our “Coach ’em Up” series, we introduce coaching vet and offensive line specialist Paul T. Boudreau, who enters his 29th NFL season, the most for any offensive line coach in league history. A Massachusetts product, Boudreau chose to stay home and play for Boston College from 197-1973. His first stint... Continue Reading →

The “Coach ’em Up” series continues today with new tight ends coach, John Lilly. Lilly was a quarterback, receiver, and special teamer for Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and and was the recipient of the Golden Helmet Award as the ideal Guilford player as a senior; he was a Dean’s List student all four years and... Continue Reading →

For our third installment of “Coach ’em Up,” we take a look at wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator Mike Groh. Groh is the son of former of former head coach Al Groh who spent time as the head man for the New York Jets, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and Virginia Cavaliers, and hails from New... Continue Reading →

In the next installment of our “Coach ’em Up” series, we profile first year running backs coach Skip Peete. Peete’s brother, Rodney, was an NFL quarterback for 16 years while his father, Willie, served as the Bears’ running backs coach from 1995-1997 before becoming one of the team’s scouts. Skip was an All-Big Eight wide... Continue Reading →

The Rams continued their offensive haul on Tuesday, signing UDFA and former Auburn wide receiver D'haquille "Duke" Williams. The 6’2,” 215 pounder was a rising star midway through the 2014 season before suffering an MCL sprain and suspension for breaking team rules. Things didn’t get better for Duke Williams in 2015, particularly because he couldn’t... Continue Reading →