Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor calls time working for LA Rams boss Sean McVay ‘best two years of my life’
BENGALS head coach Zac Taylor described his time working for tonight's opponent Sean McVay as "the best two years of my life".
Taylor, 38, was on McVay's payroll at the Los Angeles Rams as an assistant wide receiver coach then a quarterback coach.
He landed the top job in Cincinnati after the Rams' Super Bowl loss to New England Patriots in 2019.
Taylor said: "Working for Sean was fun. You loved coming into the building.
"He gave me a call when he got the job at the LA Rams to come and join him as the assistant receiver coach and I jumped at the opportunity.
"I think the joke is if you had a cup of coffee with Sean McVay, then you're going to be a head coach in the NFL."
McVay, 36, meanwhile, threw his future in coaching into doubt by saying he wants to prioritise other things away from the game.
The Rams coach said: "I love this so much that it's such a passion but I also know that what I've seen from some of my closest friends, whether it's coaches or even some of our players, I'm gonna be married this summer, I want to have a family and I think being able to find that balance but also be able to give the time necessary.
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"I have always had a dream about being able to be a father and I can't predict the future, you know? I jokingly say that.
"I don't really know. I know I love football and I'm so invested in this thing and I'm in the moment right now.
"But at some point, too, if you said what do you want to be able to do?
"I want to be able to have a family and I want to be able to spend time with them."