A familiar face is joining the Los Angeles Rams coaching staff.
Former Rams wide receiver Robert Woods is joining Sean McVay’s staff as assistant wide receivers coach. The Rams made the hiring announcement Monday with their full coaching staff announcement for the 2026 season.
They also announced that Kliff Kingsbury will serve as McVay’s assistant head coach. Reports previously indicated that Kingsbury was joining McVay’s staff, but his role was unclear.
A former head coach at Texas Tech and the Arizona Cardinals, Kingsbury spent the previous two seasons as offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders. The Commanders parted ways with Kingsbury in the offseason, and he will now serve as McVay’s top assistant.
Brian Johnson, the former Eagles offensive coordinator who worked with Kingsbury as the Commanders’ passing game coordinator, is also joining the staff as a senior offensive assistant.
Woods is back with the Rams days after announcing his retirement
Woods, meanwhile, will begin a coaching career with a Rams team for which he played five of his 12 NFL seasons. Woods played for the Rams from 2017 to 2021, all under McVay. He finished his final season in Los Angeles on injured reserve with a torn ACL but was a member of that 2021 Super Bowl-winning team.
Woods joined the Rams’ staff less than a week after retiring as a player. Woods played his last two active seasons with the Houston Texans from 2023 to 2024. He joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2025 offseason but did not play in 2025 after the Steelers released him in August.
Woods played for four NFL teams but announced his retirement with a Rams blue and gold Instagram statement alongside prominent graphics of the Rams uniform. The Rams announced later that he is officially retiring as a team member.
Less than a week later, Woods officially rejoined the team’s coaching staff.
He rejoined a Rams team that lost to the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game and was projected as one of the top contenders to compete for the Super Bowl the following season. He will work directly with two of the top receivers in football, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.
