Rams coach Spagnuolo hires three assistants

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo continues to fill out his coaching staff, hiring three veteran coaches.

The Rams on Monday announced the hiring of Dick Curl as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. Also, Paul Ferraro was hired as a defensive assistant and Frank Leonard was hired as an offensive assistant.

Curl comes to St. Louis from Kansas City, where he served three seasons as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. He is a 46-year coaching veteran.

Ferraro has 27 years of coaching experience, the past four in the NFL. He has been special teams coordinator for the Vikings since 2006.

Leonard is a 28-year coaching veteran who spent the past two seasons coaching tight ends at Kansas State. He was a special assignment scout for New England from 2003 to 2006.

-- AP