LA Rams coaching staff grows again, reports assistant ST coach Tory Woodbury

The LA Rams coaching staff is near to full strength with the report of hiring assistant special teams coach Tory Woodbury

The LA Rams coaching staff shelves are almost fully stocked.  Another important coaching position has been reported as filled, this time the assistant special team coach by Tory Woodbury. Woodbury is the equivalent of an internal promotion, having served on the LA Rams scouting team since August 2017.

Woodbury is relatively new to the NFL coaching circle.  He graduated from Winston-Salem State University in 2000 with a Sports Management degree.  He followed that up with a three-year role with Deleware State University as the assistant football coach.  He subsequently moved to Johnson C. Smith University where he assumed the role of offensive coordinator.  He eventually left the collegiate coaching ranks and joined the LA Rams scouting department.

He had a diverse range of experiences, interning with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, and Los Angeles Rams, and he has a resounding endorsement from Sam Wyche, former head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Woodbury is an excellent understudy to ST coordinator John Bonamego. Bonamego KNOWS special teams play extensively, but has a very limited database about the LA Rams.  Woodbury has been a scout with the team for several years and knows the Rams organization well. He is practically a blank slate for running the special teams, and could not have a more effective coach to learn from than Bonamego.

I like the dynamics of this duo.  Bonamego’s track record is getting special teams at or nearly at the top of NFL statistical rankings. Infusing Woodbury as his assistant ensures the team has a solid liason in place for navigating plans and scheme to players. Particularly inspiring is to decision fold in a former NFL scout to the role, a key face to new players joining the team hoping to earn playing time on the kickoff or punting teams.

The Rams are still in the process of addressing the strength and conditioning coach role, and you can bet we’ll have suggestions in that regard.