Andrew Whitworth will have a different job this summer than the one he grew accustomed to. Rather than watching his teammates from the sideline during preseason games, he’ll be up in the booth evaluating his former peers as a broadcaster.
Whitworth will join the Rams’ broadcast team, alongside Andrew Siciliano and Mina Kimes, for their three preseason games, beginning on Saturday night when the Rams take on the Chargers. Sean McVay, who coached Whitworth for five seasons, is looking forward to watching the former left tackle’s broadcast debut afterwards, and he’ll also be critiquing Whitworth on how he does.
“No question,” McVay said of whether he’ll watch the broadcast back and evaluate Whitworth. “He’s got his house set up, he’s got the film, he’s ready to really evaluate. And I’m gonna be evaluating his broadcast skills.”
Whitworth didn’t play in preseason games for the Rams and he got plenty of days off from practice during training camp, so he might be even busier now that he’s retired compared to what he was doing in recent summers.
“He’s naturally a grinder. I think he knows more about the roster than I do right now,” McVay joked. “He’ll do a great job. You guys know from spending time with him, whether it’s with our broadcast team, whether it’s with Amazon, I think he’s one of those guys that whatever he decides to do, it’s gonna be a real good move and I’m excited about watching the big fella on TV.”
McVay and Whitworth have remained close following the latter’s retirement, and they’ll likely be friends for a long, long time. And who knows, maybe we’ll even see Whitworth working on McVay’s staff down the line.
