Chris Shula

Christopher Shula (born February 5, 1986) is a former American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (OH) from 2004 to 2008. Shula was born in Miami, Florida. His father, Dave, was a football coach, and the family lived in Florida, Texas, and Ohio. Shula is also a grandson of Don Shula and a nephew of Mike Shula. He attended high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After graduation from high school in 2004, Shula returned to Ohio and enrolled at Miami University and played linebacker for the RedHawks, starting for two seasons. From 2010 to 2013, Shula was a graduate assistant coach at Ball State University and Indiana University Bloomington where Kevin Wilson was head coach. In 2014, he landed his first full time assistant job as the defensive coordinator at the John Carroll University. After leading John Carroll to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals in 2014, Shula moved defensive quality control coach of the NFL's San Diego Chargers, where he worked under Mike McCoy. Shula accepted the job as assistant linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Rams in 2017, where he worked under his former college teammate, Sean McVay. Shula helped lead the team to two Super Bowl appearances and seven NFL playoff berths.