Former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury has found a new home. Kingsbury and Washington parted ways last month after two years as offensive coordinator, and while he interviewed with multiple teams for head coaching and offensive coordinator opportunities, nothing materialized and he will join the coaching staff of Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams.

The Rams have a vacancy at offensive coordinator after Mike LaFleur departed to become the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase is expected to replace LaFleur, but the Rams haven’t made any official announcements. According to Adam Schefter and Peter Schrager of ESPN, Kingsbury will join McVay’s offensive staff, with no official title for the time being.

Kingsbury interviewed with the Ravens for their head coaching position and also spoke with the Titans, Giants and Eagles for their offensive coordinator openings, but was never considered a finalist. The Raiders are the only head coaching opening remaining and they will reportedly hire Seahawks offensive coordinator Kliff Kubiak as head coach.

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Kingsbury, 46, is a former head coach at Texas Tech before moving to the NFL in 2019 as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. In four seasons as Arizona’s head coach, Kingsbury compiled a 28-37-1 record. He spent the 2023 season as an analyst at USC before returning to the NFL in 2024 as Washington’s offensive coordinator.

Kingsbury played a central role in the Commanders‘ turnaround, specifically his work with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. Daniels would win the 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award and lead Washington to its best season in 33 years.

However, in 2025, Daniels dealt with multiple injuries, missed 10 games, and the Commanders were also without other top offensive stars, such as Terry McLaurin and Austin Ekeler, yet remained competitive at times, even with third-string quarterback Josh Johnson.

Kingsbury’s departure from Washington was reportedly amicable and stemmed from philosophical differences over the type of offense head coach Dan Quinn wanted to run. The Commanders promoted assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough to replace Kingsbury. Blough will design an offense that caters to Daniels’ strengths, likely blending concepts from Kingsbury’s offense and Bears coach Ben Johnson’s offense. Blough played for Johnson in Detroit, and the Chicago coach has repeatedly praised Blough’s football acumen.

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Regardless of Kingsbury’s title with the Rams, he will not call plays. McVay has called plays since becoming head coach in 2017 and is one of the NFL’s best. However, it is an excellent opportunity for Kingsbury to branch out his offense, which some consider too rigid or predictable.

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Kliff Kingsbury’s new destination revealed