Pat Shurmur of the Philadelphia Eagles is the Rams' new offensive coordinator. And a deal to make Ken Flajole of the Carolina Panthers the new defensive coordinator should be finalized soon as well.

Shurmur, 43, joined the Eagles staff in 1999, the same year newly named Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo was hired in Philly. Shurmur has been quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia for the last seven years of his stay there.

Flajole, 54, has been linebackers coach at Carolina. He has been with the Panthers since 2003 but also has had NFL stints as an assistant coach with Green Bay and Seattle.

Flajole (pronounced FLAY-jole) hasn't worked on the same staff as Spagnuolo but was an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from 1989-93. For three of those seasons at Mizzou, Flajole was part of a staff that included Andy Reid, the Eagles' head coach, who gave Spagnuolo his first NFL job.

Rams general manager Billy Devaney confirmed that the Rams have asked permission to interview Minnesota special teams coach Paul Ferraro. Ferraro, 49, was a teammate of Spagnuolo's at Springfield (Mass.) College. After 23 seasons coaching at the college level, Ferraro joined the NFL in 2005 with Carolina. He joined the Vikings in 2006.

On Tuesday evening, Spagnuolo was in the process of interviewing holdover coaches from the Rams' staff of 2008.

One of those coaches, offensive coordinator Al Saunders, has been informed that he will not be retained and is scheduled to interview in Oakland.

First Reported @ Stltoday.com