The Los Angeles Rams have fired special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
ESPN sources: Rams fired special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn.
The Rams’ special teams played a role in three of the team’s four losses this season, including Thursday night’s defeat in Seattle, and now changes are being made. pic.twitter.com/m6KVuQpMim
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 20, 2025
This is the first in-season coaching change made by Rams head coach Sean McVay in nine seasons in Los Angeles.
Rams assistant special teams coach Ben Kotwica will take over and become special teams coordinator, a source told Schefter.
The Rams have a record of 11-4 and are in second place in the National West division.
Sean McVay’s squad lost in overtime 38-37 to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night in a game marked by a Seattle punt return for a touchdown and a missed 48-yard field goal by Los Angeles kicker Harrison Mevis.