Rams make front office, coaching moves

Rams make front office, coaching moves

The St. Louis Rams have named Billy Devaney Executive Vice President of Player Personnel and named Ron Milus secondary coach

Devaney will oversee and direct all aspects of the Rams Player Personnel department, including both pro and college. His responsibilities will range from scouting and evaluating college draft prospects and NFL players to running the Rams draft room.

Devaney has more than 20 years of NFL scouting and player personnel experience, including three Super Bowls and 19 playoff games. He last served as the assistant general manager for the Atlanta Falcons from 2006-2007, where he provided senior management oversight of player personnel, scouting and football operations.

Prior to joining the Falcons, Devaney served as an analyst for CBS Sports’ pre-game show from 2004-2005. Devaney was pro personnel director with the San Francisco 49ers from 2001-2003, with the 49ers reaching the playoffs in two of his three seasons with the team.

Devaney spent 11 seasons (1990-2000) as the director of player personnel for the San Diego Chargers. He was responsible for player acquisitions, including the draft and free agent signings. The Chargers reached their only Super Bowl to date, Super Bowl XXIX, in 1994 during Devaney’s time with the team.

Prior to his work with the Chargers, Devaney spent seven seasons as a scout for the Washington Redskins from 1983-1990. He worked with Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs and helped the Redskins get to ten playoff games including two Super Bowls, XVII in 1983 and XXII in 1988.

Milus has spent the last two seasons as assistant secondary coach for the Rams.  In 2007, Milus helped S Oshiomogho Atogwe and CB Fakhir Brown to career-years. Atogwe’s career-high eight interceptions led the NFC and were second in the NFL.  Brown intercepted four passes and had 16 passes defensed, both personal bests.  In 2006, the Rams ranked eighth in the NFL in pass defense.

Before joining the Rams, Milus spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as secondary coach for the New York Giants.  In Milus’ first season with the Giants, the club ranked eighth in the NFL in pass defense, allowing 189.4 passing yards per game. Milus coached defensive backs with the Arizona Cardinals in 2003. 

Milus made his NFL debut with the Denver Broncos, coaching defensive backs from 2000-01 and nickel backs in 2002.  Under Milus, Deltha O’Neal earned a Pro Bowl berth after making nine interceptions in 2001. Milus came to the Broncos after one season as defensive backs coach at Texas A&M in 1999.  That followed an eight-year stint at the University of Washington, his alma mater, from 1991-98.  Milus joined the Washington staff as a graduate assistant in 1991 and was part of the school’s National Championship team that season. 

Milus’ hiring is the latest coaching move for the Rams who have also named Al Saunders as offensive coordinator, Steve Loney as offensive line coach and Art Valero as assistant head coach/running backs coach. 

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