Question: How many years was the man who was the new head coach of the St. Louis Rams in 2006, a college assistant coach ?
Context: Bob Saunders is currently an Offensive Assistant for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.  He is son of former San Diego Chargers Head coach Al Saunders.  Saunders previously served as an Offensive Assistant for the NFL's top ranked offense under Dick Vermiel with the Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibb's at the Washington Redskins and with the St. Louis Rams.  He served two seasons as wide receivers coach for Marty Schottenhiemer in the United Football League with the championship Virginia Destroyers franchise.  In the college ranks he served as Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas Weslyan University and at Oberlin College as well as the quarterbacks coach at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.  Saunders has been selected as receivers coach for the NFLPA All-Star game featuring the top collegiate players in America on three occasions.  Saunders played his collegiate football at Southern Methodist University. 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Although his playing career was cut short by injury, it helped lift him into what became a long and exciting coaching career in: High School, College, & onto the NFL.  Ted Plumb's NFL coaching career is special and unique as he was a coach for two of the most legendary Super Bowl champions in the history of the NFL; The Super Bowl XX Champion 1985 Bears, and the Super Bowl XXXIV Champion 2000 St. Louis Rams.  Teddy served as the Wide Receivers Coach with the "Monsters of the Midway" Chicago Bears, and he served as the Director of Pro Scouting for the "Greatest Show on Turf" 2000 St. Louis Rams (according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 19, 2000).  Plumb retired after that 2000 season to his home in Alba, Texas. The 2010 St. Louis Rams season was their 73rd season for the franchise, and their 16th overall in St. Louis.  St. Louis greatly improved on their near winless record of 1–15 from the 2009 season by achieving more total victories, with a record of 7–9, than in their previous 3 years.  Since the start of the 2007 NFL season, the Rams had won just 6 combined games, and have not qualified for the playoffs since 2004.  In the 2010 NFL Draft, the Rams had the number 1 overall pick, which they picked Sam Bradford from Oklahoma.  This year marked their second season under head coach Steve Spagnuolo.  The Rams played all of their home games at the Edward Jones Dome, in St. Louis, Missouri. The professional American football franchise now known as the Los Angeles Rams played in St. Louis, Missouri, as the St. Louis Rams from the 1995 through the 2015 seasons.  The Rams franchise relocated from Los Angeles to St. Louis in 1995, which had been without a National Football League (NFL) team since the Cardinals moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1988.  The Rams' first home game in St. Louis was at Busch Memorial Stadium against the New Orleans Saints on September 10, 1995, before the Trans World Dome (later the Edward Jones Dome, and now known as The Dome at America's Center) was completed for their November 12 game against the Carolina Panthers.  Their last game played at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis was against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 17, 2015, which they won, 31–23.  The Rams' last game as a St. Louis-based club was on January 3, 2016, against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium, where they lost in overtime 19–16. Scott Thomas Linehan (born September 17, 1963) is an American football coach who is the play caller and offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).  He was previously the head coach of the St. Louis Rams and the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions.  Prior to becoming an NFL coach in 2002, Linehan was a college assistant coach for 13 seasons. The St. Louis Rams season was the team's 75th season in the National Football League, the 18th overall in St. Louis and the first under new head coach Jeff Fisher.  Finishing at 7–8–1, they improved on their 2–14 record from 2011.  In Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers, the game ended in a 24–24 tie, the first since the 2008 NFL season.  It was Sam Bradford's second and final full season as the Rams starting quarterback as two torn ACLs sidelined him for much of the next season and the entire 2014 season. Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is a former professional American football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons.  He played college football for Ohio State University, and was twice recognized as a unanimous All-American.  He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams, first overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Rams for twelve years.  Pace started all 16 regular season games eight times in his pro career, and blocked for three straight AP NFL MVPs (Kurt Warner in 1999, 2001; and Marshall Faulk in 2000).  He was the cornerstone of a Rams offensive line that blocked for an offense that compiled more gross yards than any other team during his 12 years in St. Louis (50,770 in 12 seasons), finished second in completion percentage (61.8 percent) and fifth in touchdown passes (289) over that time.  Under Pace's protection, the Rams' passing offense compiled more than 3,000 yards in all 12 of his NFL seasons, seven different quarterbacks eclipsed the 3,000-yard mark in a season, including three times surpassing the 4,000-yard mark, and blocked for seven 1,000-yard rushers.  Pace started 154 consecutive games, playing with the St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears (2009). Rick Venturi (born February 23, 1946) is a former American football player and coach.  He served as the head coach at Northwestern University and as longtime National Football League assistant coach known for his defense.  As the head coach at Northwestern from 1978 to 1980, Venturi's record was 1–31–1.  He coached the beginning segment the Northwestern Wildcats' NCAA Division I record 34-game losing streak.  Venturi has served as the defensive coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and St. Louis Rams.  Venturi also served as an interim head coach, in 1991 with the Colts and 1996 with the Saints.  As a head coach in the NFL, his career record stands at 2–17.
Answer: 13 seasons.