Rams HC Sean McVay confirms he signed an extension during offseason

In a piece published early Tuesday morning, ESPN's Seth Wickersham noted that Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay "received a raise" at some point this offseason after the club's Super Bowl LVI win over the Cincinnati Bengals in February. 

Neither the Rams nor McVay had previously announced that news before Wickersham's story went public. Per ESPN's Sarah Barshop and Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, McVay confirmed during a Tuesday news conference that he signed a contract extension earlier this year. McVay added the Rams wanted to wait until general manager Les Snead also put pen to paper on an extension before announcing the agreements. 

"We wanted to be able to kind of announce that when both of us got them done. Mine is done. Les is in the process of that," McVay explained. "The partnership for us, I said you guys will know when we both get done. That was kind of how I had addressed it. Since [it] comes up again, it is something that we’ve been taken care of, but it is very important for Les and I to kind of have that represented as we’re a partnership and a pair."

Specifics about McVay's contract weren't mentioned. The 36-year-old was linked in February with a potential early retirement from coaching and a move to Amazon to join that company's "Thursday Night Football" broadcast crew on a deal that reportedly could've been worth up to $100 million over five years. 

"I feel good," McVay added about the extension on Tuesday. "It was kind of always really good dialogue that existed. These things, they take time, but I think it is important [that] out of respect for the process, we wanted it to be able to be announced when both Les and I got done, because of the partnership, and I think it’s only gotten better as we go. That’s kind of where it’s at right now." 

Snead has served as Rams general manager since 2012 and hired McVay in 2017. Together, the pair has guided the club to two Super Bowl appearances and February's championship win.