Chris Shula
| Los Angeles Rams | |
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| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 5, 1986 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| College | Miami (OH) |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |
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Chris Shula (born February 5, 1986) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a linebacker at Miami University and previously served as an assistant coach at Ball State University, Indiana University, John Carroll University and for the San Diego Chargers. He is the son of Dave Shula, grandson of Don Shula, and nephew of Mike Shula.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Shula was born on February 5, 1986 in Miami, Florida. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Shula played linebacker for the Miami RedHawks[1] from 2004 until 2008 where he was teammates with Sean McVay.[2]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Ball State
[edit | edit source]In 2010, Shula was hired as the assistant linebackers coach at Ball State University.[3]
Indiana
[edit | edit source]In 2011, Shula joined the Indiana University as a graduate assistant.
John Carroll
[edit | edit source]In 2014, Shula was hired as the defensive coordinator at John Carroll University.[4]
San Diego Chargers
[edit | edit source]In 2015, Shula was hired by the San Diego Chargers as a defensive quality control coach under head coach Mike McCoy.[5]
Los Angeles Rams
[edit | edit source]In 2017, Shula was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as their assistant linebackers coach under head coach Sean McVay.[6] In 2019, Shula was promoted to outside linebackers coach.
On February 23, 2021, Shula was promoted to linebackers coach.[7] That year, the Rams became Super Bowl champions when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.[8] In 2022, Shula was promoted to pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach. In 2023, Shula was promoted to pass rush coordinator and linebackers coach.
On February 2, 2024, Shula was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Rams, replacing Raheem Morris, following his departure to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Chris is the son of former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Dave Shula. He is also the grandson of the late Hall of Fame coach Don Shula.[10][11][12] His uncle Mike Shula was formerly head coach at Alabama, worked as an offensive coach for several NFL teams, and most recently served as an offensive analyst for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[13]
References
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Further reading
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1986 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Ball State Cardinals football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- Indiana Hoosiers football coaches
- John Carroll Blue Streaks football coaches
- Los Angeles Rams coaches
- Miami RedHawks football players
- NFL defensive coordinators
- Players of American football from Miami
- San Diego Chargers coaches
- Sportspeople from Miami