St. Louis ? The St. Louis Rams hired Miami offensive coordinator Scott Linehan on Thursday, the sixth first-time NFL head coach to land a job in the last two weeks. The team called a news conference for today to introduce their fourth head coach since moving to the Midwest in 1995.

It’s the first hire outside the organization, however, since Dick Vermeil was lured out of retirement in 1997. That move produced the franchise’s only Super Bowl victory after the 1999 season.

The 42-year-old Linehan impressed the team in two interviews. Then, he passed a final test with a meeting with team majority owner Georgia Frontiere in Arizona.