Just a year removed from leading the Rams to a Super Bowl LVI title, the franchise’s first in over two decades, Sean McVay nearly quit his job as head coach.
The championship hangover was all too real for Los Angeles in 2022. While dealing with injuries to three of their stars in quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Cooper Kupp and defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the Rams—who finished the year with the third-most players on injured reserve—turned in a measly 5–12 record and missed the playoffs for just the second time since McVay took over in 2017.
