Another earthquake in LA Rams front office became more likely with latest update

The Los Angeles Rams have been the incubation chamber for NFL teams seeking head coaches for years. The methodologies employed by head coach Sean McVay, with a patient eye to developing coaching talent, go a long way to preparing positional coaches and coordinators for the responsibility of taking on a head coaching job of their own.

But NFL teams have begun to notice the dramatic improvements that result from hiring a member of general manager Les Snead's staff as their general manager. The Detroit Lions were certainly impressed by hiring Brad Holmes as their general manager in 2021. The Jacksonville Jaguars followed suit by poaching James Gladstone as their general manager in 2025.

Now, the Minnesota Vikings are inching closer to poaching Rams assistant general manager John McKay as their new GM.

Even with five semi-finalists, McKay has to be viewed as one of the favorites. After all, he has extensive experience working with Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell. And it's that familiarity with former and current processes and personnel that could result in a landscape-altering earthquake for LA's front office if McKay departs.

LA Rams cannot simply replace assistant general manager John McKay

McKay first arrived as a scouting assistant for the LA Rams in 2016. Since then, he has worked hard to earn promotions to roles with ever-increasing responsibilities. Among his many roles, he has scouted college players, scouted veterans for free agency, and even led various aspects of the scouting department.

He was promoted to assistant general manager in 2025. But the promotion was more than symbolic. After losing both James Gladstone and Jake Temme to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Snead understood that McKay was too valuable to risk losing to a competing team. But now, he must face the very real danger of losing a second key personnel executive in consecutive seasons.

Los Angeles has developed its personnel executives with patient and careful growth. That's not something that can sustain the mass exodus that this team is currently faced with year after year. Either LA must craft a larger talent pipeline for its personnel department, or risk tapping veterans of other NFL teams to fill roles vacated by executives.

The Horns have had to deal with rapid coaching turnover for years. Now, it appears that the front office will be forced to do so in the future.

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