Super Bowl LIII is all set as the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams will go head-to-head for the Lombardi Trophy in Atlanta in a couple of weeks. While an appearance in the biggest game of the year is nothing new for Bill Belichick and the Patriots, the chance to play for football’s greatest possession is a new feeling for Sean McVay and the Rams.
The Rams faced a lot of criticism when they hired a 31-year-old McVay to take over as the head coach ahead of the 2017 season, but it’s a move that’s worked out highly in their favour as he owns a 24-8 regular season record and will not appear in their first Super Bowl in nearly 20 years. The soon-to-be 33-year-old has had a lot of help from his coaching staff and players over the past two years, especially Ted Rath, who plays a key role in keeping the Rams from getting penalized each week.
Rath is actually the team’s director of strength training and performance, but on game days he plays a bit of a different role as he follows McVay up and down the sideline and keeps the head coach off the field and out of the way of the officials so the team doesn’t get hit with any unnecessary penalties during the game.
Let’s be real, this might just be the greatest job in sports.
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