The Rams made three additions to their coaching staff after 2018's run to Super Bowl LIII and the departure of quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor to his first head coaching gig in Cincinnati. Taylor's move kick started a coaching shuffle on the offensive side of the ball in L.A., moving former tight ends coach/passing game coordinator Shane Waldron to the quarterbacks coaching spot and prompted the hiring of Wes Phillips, who's spent the last five seasons coaching tight ends in Washington.
Here are three things to know about Phillips:
1. Son of @sonofbum
Wes Phillips joins his dad, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, on the Rams coaching staff heading into 2019. Wes Phillips offers 12 years of professional coaching experience in the NFL, after getting his start as a member of his dad's staff during the 71-year-old's head coaching tenure in Dallas back in 2007.
Wes Phillips spent four seasons as an offensive assistant/offensive quality control coach under his dad through the 2010 season, before three more seasons in the Lone Star State as an assistant offensive line coach and then tight ends coach.
2. The McVay Connection
In January, when jokes about landing a coach job by simply knowing head coach Sean McVay circulated the NFL twitterverse, Wade Phillips joked in a press conference about his son finding a job because of a previous connection with McVay — perhaps foreshadowing his son's offseason move to Los Angeles.
Wes Phillips took over the tight ends job in Washington when McVay was promoted to offensive coordinator back in 2014 and then spend three seasons alongside his new boss, before McVay's 2017 departure to L.A.
Washington went 35-44-1 with Wes Phillips on the staff.
3. Former College QB
Phillips got his start coaching in the college ranks as a graduate assistant at UTEP, before becoming an assistant at West Texas A&M and offensive coordinator at Baylor following three seasons playing college ball at UTEP.
Phillips quarterbacked the Miners for three seasons from 1999-2001, and contributed most heavily in his senior season, appearing in 11 games and throwing 10 touchdowns.
Check out photos of the new Rams coaches throughout their football careers.
Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips (center) talks with assistant coach Wes Phillips (left) during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, December 27, 2009 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The Cowboys won the game, 17-0. (AP Photo/James D Smith)
Dallas Cowboys tight ends coach Wes Phillips (right) talks with his dad, Houston Texans defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips (left) before an NFL preseason football game on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Texans defeated the Cowboys, 24-6. (AP Photo/James D. Smith)
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (82) talks with tight ends coach Wes Phillips, right, as they walk off the field at the end of a workout during their NFL football minicamp on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Detroit Lions quarterback Zac Robinson (10) talks with Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy after a preseason NFL football game Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Zac Robinson (5) throws a pass during the NFL team's football practice, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at training camp in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Zac Robinson during practice for the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on January 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) talks with, left to right, quarterback John Skelton, quarterback coach Ken Zampese, quarterback Zac Robinson, and quarterback Josh Johnson during the NFL football team's mandatory minicamp, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New England Patriots' Zac Robinson (7) passes the ball under pressure from New Orleans Saints' Junior Galette in the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. The Patriots won 27-24. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Zac Robinson throw against the Indianapolis Colts in the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. The Colts defeated the Bengals 20-16. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Zac Robinson tosses a ball during practice at the NFL football team's training camp, Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Jan 24, 2019; Kissimmee, FL, USA; Los Angeles Chargers assistant defensive line coach Eric Henderson during AFC practice for the 2019 Pro Bowl at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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