The Chargers completed a DC interview with Rams asst. head coach and defensive pass game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant.
On Saturday morning, the Chargers announced they have completed an interview with Rams assistant head coach and defensive pass game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant for their defensive coordinator vacancy. Pleasant has been with the Rams since 2023 and previously spent a four-year stint in LA coaching cornerbacks. Both Rams stints sandwich a two-year stretch where Pleasant coached defensive backs for the Lions (2021-2022) and was a offensive consultant for the Packers (2022).
Pleasant played collegiately for the University of Wisconsin from 2005-2009. He went undrafted before immediately starting his career in coaching at Grand Blanc High School in Michigan. From 2011-2012, he was a graduate assistant and assistant defensive backs coach at Michigan.
During the past two preseasons, Pleasant was given the chance to act as the Rams head coach in a game against the Chargers. Pleasant went 2-0 in those games, winning 13-9 in 2024 and 23-22 in 2025.
This past season, the Rams finished with the 20th-ranked passing defense, allowing 223.1 yards through the air per game. The prior year, they ranked 19th and allowed an average of 216.7 passing yards per game.
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