Blackburn dismissed from L.A. Rams’ staff
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December 22, 2025
Los Angeles Rams special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn, right, is pictured with head coach Sean McVay during a game. Blackburn, a Marysville High School graduate, was dismissed from the Rams’ coaching staff Saturday evening. (File photo)

Blackburn dismissed from L.A. Rams’ staff

By Tim Miller 

Marysville High School graduate Chase Blackburn was fired over the weekend as the special teams coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams.

It was a move that came as a surprise to the former Monarch football standout.

“It was abrupt, but it’s part of the business,” said Blackburn in a telephone interv...

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