Earlier Tuesday, sources said a significant snag in negotiations between the Rams and McDaniels had led the team to broaden its search to include coaches with West Coast-system roots in which Bradford excelled during his rookie season.
McDaniels will replace Pat Shurmur, who was hired as head coach of the Cleveland Browns last week. After two days of negotiations failed to a produce a deal, talks between the Rams and McDaniels resumed later Tuesday.
McDaniels was fired as the Broncos' head coach on Dec. 6 after a rocky year-plus tenure in Denver. However, Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton flourished under McDaniels' tutelage, reaching career-highs in yards, touchdowns and passer ratings over two seasons.
Bradford passed for 3,512 yards and threw 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in his rookie season and is expected to be name the NFL's rookie of the year.
McDaniels also oversaw Tom Brady and current Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel while on New England's staff.
After Seattle fired offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates on Tuesday, McDaniels name surfaced in connection with that opening. The Rams even went through league channels Tuesday morning to request interviews with coaches including Bill Musgrave of the Falcons and Darrell Bevell of the Vikings. Musgrave is the assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach in Atlanta and Bevell has been in limbo as the offensive coordinator in Minnesota.
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