Besides having a new-look roster, the Los Angeles Rams shook things up with their coaching staff this offseason, including bringing back Aubrey Pleasant to coach the defensive backs. Entering his second year in the NFL, Cobie Durant spoke about his initial thoughts of Pleasant joining the coaching staff.
“He’s a great guy, man. I love how he coaches. It’s only my second year, it’s my first time ever really going through coaches,” Durant said Wednesday. “I went through a lot of coaches in college though but that’s kind of a different level. But just picking up back where we left off from last year and you know just really polishing up a little bit of the stuff that you know I had bad going on with my technique and things like that. But he’s a great coach, and holds accountability to us and to himself, too. So, you know, it’s great having him a part of this team.”
As a rookie in 2022, Durant got an opportunity to work with Jonathan Cooley, who was the defensive backs coach for the Rams. Cooley spent three years with the Rams before becoming the defensive backs coach of the Carolina Panthers earlier this offseason.
Despite Pleasant having to coach a group of young defensive backs, this isn’t his first time on Sean McVay’s staff. Pleasant was the Rams’ cornerbacks coach from 2017 to 2020 before spending time with the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers in the past two seasons.
Given the current state of the secondary, Durant is — by default — one of the veterans at cornerback right now. When getting a chance to speak about his new coach, it’s clear that Durant is excited to work with Pleasant during the offseason and upcoming season.
