Chase Blackburn is entering his first season as the NFL special teams coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, but that didn’t stop the team from asking him to help identify three new starting specialists for the upcoming season. After joining LA just a few months ago, Blackburn is already one of the most important assistants on the coaching staff.
After losing Matt Gay to the Indianapolis Colts and the largest free agent contract ever at the kicker position, punter Riley Dixon returning to the Denver Broncos, long snapper Matt Orzech leaving for the Green Bay Packers, and return specialist Brandon Powell reuniting with Kevin O’Connell and signing with the Minnesota Vikings, the Rams are facing total turnover on special teams this year.