WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – The Rams have signed general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay to multi-year contract extensions, the team announced Monday.
"As we enter their 10th season together, it is only fitting to reflect on the tremendous success Sean and Les have brought to this franchise, and the indelible impact they have made on Los Angeles and the NFL," said Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. "They continue to embody the standard of this franchise to compete for championships, consistently delivering a product that our fans and city can be proud of. Their collaboration embodies the We Then Me ethos we seek in our players, coaches and staff, and we are thrilled they will be leading the Los Angeles Rams for years to come."
Across their first nine years working together, Snead and McVay have helped the Rams to a combined 92-57 regular season record with a Super Bowl LVI victory (two Super Bowl appearances), two NFC Championships (three appearances), four NFC West division titles and seven playoff appearances. That 92-57 record, as well as their 10-6 playoff record, both rank fifth-best in the NFL since 2017. Los Angeles has finished with a winning record in eight of those nine years.
Those 102 wins across the regular season and playoffs, as well as their 92 regular season wins, are second-most among active head coach and general manager duos, behind the chiefs' Andy Reid and Brett Veach, who have a combined 123 across the regular season and postseason and 106 regular season wins. McVay and Snead's 102 wins together rank 15th in NFL history among head coach-general manager pairings. Their seven seasons with 10-or-more wins are tied for second-most in the league since 2017, and their 10 post season are also tied for second-most in the league since 2017.
"I have a lot of gratitude, a lot of reflection of the appreciation for finishing up the ninth regular season here," McVay said on January 5, when asked about becoming the 15th head coach and general manager duo ever to reach 100 wins. "You don't take that for granted. I think there's perspective, especially this time of year when you see some of the changes and you realize how fortunate you are to be around people, being able to work for an owner of Mr. [Stan] Kroenke, the support that I've felt from him from the jump. I can't say enough about how special the relationship between Les and I is. Then [Rams President] Kevin [Demoff] and [Chief Operating Officer] Tony [Pastoors] are a huge part of that, but really just this organization as a whole. I think the coolest part as it relates to just Les and I, our relationship has gotten stronger over the years. There's a real connection. I think there's an appreciation and a love and respect for each other as human beings first and foremost, but then an understanding and a trust to allow each other to do their jobs. We've always seen the game through the same lens. I think we both are incredibly competitive.
"I think we can go back and forth…I think the people that you can have the comfort in some of the conflict is so important. You think about people you love the most, there can be comfort in the conflict. Les and I were actually talking about that the other day and so grateful. It's always a reflection of being surrounded by special people. That's players, that support staff, that's coaching staff, that's people on Les' staff with personnel. I love Les. He does an excellent job and I'm really fortunate to be partnered up with him. I think our relationship and our collaboration has only gotten stronger as we've accumulated experience and that's rare in this business. It's not something that I take for granted."
In 2025, McVay joined Hall of Famers Curly Lambeau and George Halas as the only head coaches in NFL history with 100 combined wins prior to turning 40. The season prior, he became the winningest head coach in franchise history. According to ESPN Research, the then-38-year-old McVay became the second man since the 1970 merger to be the winningest coach of a franchise before turning 40, joining John Madden, who became the Raiders' all-time wins leader at age 36 in 1972.
These accomplishments added to a decorated resume that has also included becoming youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl at age 36 (2021), becoming the youngest head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl at age 31 (2018), and the youngest coach to win AP Coach of the Year at the age of 31 (2018) since being hired by the Rams.
Under McVay, the Rams have had a Top 11 scoring offense in six of his nine seasons so far, and also ranked in the Top 11 in total yards per game in seven of nine seasons. They led the league in both scoring and total offense in 2025.
The winningest general manager in franchise history, Snead's tenure has been highlighted by two AP Offensive Players of the Year (Todd Gurley in 2017, Cooper Kupp in 2021), a three-time AP Defensive Player of the year (Aaron Donald; 2017, 2018 and 2020), one AP Offensive Rookie of the Year (Gurley, 2015) and two AP Defensive Rookies of the Year (Donald, 2014; Jared Verse; 2024). Additionally, 19 Rams have been selected to the Pro Bowl, including four this season (Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, Verse and Byron Young), while 12 have been named AP First-Team All-Pro, including two this season (Stafford and Nacua). In 2017, Snead signed left tackle Andrew Whitworth, who in addition to his on-field excellence became the first player in franchise history to win the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
Snead has contributed to this success with an agile team-building approach, from the aggressiveness of trading away first-round picks that landed players like Jalen Ramsey, and eventually Stafford, Odell Beckham Jr. and Von Miller and culminated with the team winning its first Super Bowl in L.A., to the post-2022 "remodel" that helped the Rams establish a healthier salary cap and acquire homegrown talent like Nacua, Kobie Turner, Young, Steve Avila, Verse and Braden Fiske that have helped them return the playoffs in three-consecutive seasons.
A former fifth-round draft pick, Nacua is currently a finalist for 2025 Offensive Player of the Year and was an offensive rookie of the year finalist in 2023. A former third-round pick, Turner was also a finalist for defensive rookie of the year that same season. Fiske was among the finalists for the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year Award that went to Verse.
McVay and Snead enter 2026 tied with the Chiefs' Reid and Veach and the 49ers' Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch for the longest-tenured active head coach-general manager partnership.
