Bengals officially hire Zac Taylor as new head coach

The Cincinnati Bengals announced the hiring of Zac Taylor as the 10th head coach in franchise history on Monday.

Taylor served as the Rams' quarterbacks coach in 2018 and makes the move one day after Los Angeles was defeated by the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII.

The 35-year-old also served as an assistant wide receivers coach for the Rams in 2017 but has no prior head coaching experience at either the NFL or college level.

"I am happy and fortunate to join the Cincinnati Bengals as head coach," Taylor said. "This is a great organization with good people and a rich history, and I am excited to get started. I am looking to add to that history by setting high standards and holding everyone here accountable to those standards. There is a lot of work to do, and this is day one. We're going to attack every day with enthusiasm to get this team ready to go."

He replaces Marvin Lewis, who parted ways with the Bengals at the end of the regular season. Lewis held the head coaching role since 2003.

The team will introduce Taylor in a news conference at Paul Brown Stadium on Tuesday.

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