Story byCameron DaSilva, Rams WireThu, January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC·2 min readSean McVay’s coaching tree has grown incredibly fast since he became a head coach himself in 2017. The next branch could be defensive coordinator Chris Shula, who’s expected to garner interest from several of the teams currently with head coaching vacancies. Teams can’t even request to interview Shula yet because the Rams are playing in the wild-card round, but after this week, McVay knows the calls will be coming in for his impressive defensive coordinator. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMcVay said he would be “very surprised” if Shula doesn’t get a few head coaching interviews. Shula isn’t focused on future opportunities, though.