The Rams have fired head coach Steve Spagnuolo, and Michael Lombardi of the NFL Network reports that general manager Billy Devaney has been fired, as well.
Hired in 2009, the Rams were just 10-38 under Spagnuolo losing 14+ games in two of the last three seasons. St. Louis showed improvement in 2010, finishing 7-9 and coming within one game of an NFC West title, but regressed to 2-14 in 2011.
The status of the rest of the assistants and football staff is still up in the air. However, we may already be getting closer to a resolution about their job status, per Tony Softli, a former member of the Rams front office and current STL media member:
League and Ram sources say it was a clean sweep at Rams Park including the assistant coaches and strength coach as well.
Josh McDaniels, Sylvester Croom, Ken Flajole all reportedly are looking for new employment today.