The Los Angeles Rams finalized their coaching staff last month before the NFL combine, but they hadn’t yet found a replacement for Ted Rath as their head strength and conditioning coach. On Monday, they announced the hiring of Justin Lovett, who will take Rath’s place as the head strength coach.
Most recently, Lovett worked as the director of football strength and conditioning at Purdue University. He spent the last three years with the Boilermakers after three years at Western Kentucky from 2014-2016.
Lovett broke into the NFL as an intern with the Broncos in 2009. He then moved up to assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2010 and held that position until 2012.
Lovett has ties to Todd Gurley, spending three years at the University of Georgia from 2012-2014. Gurley seems excited about the move, sharing this comment on the Rams’ Instagram post announcing the news.