Overview
- The team also dismissed offensive line coach Mike Devlin following a 16-3 wild-card loss that capped two postseason games with just one touchdown under Greg Roman.
- Harbaugh and GM Joe Hortiz said they will cast a wide net with no set timeline or prescribed scheme for the hire.
- Passing game coordinator Marcus Brady interviewed for the vacancy as the first known candidate.
- Justin Herbert will not take part in the hiring process, with leadership emphasizing an OC who can lead, teach and boost scoring.
- Chargers leaders cited severe protection issues — season-ending injuries to tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt, 29-plus line combinations and 54 sacks — and said they are preparing for the possibility defensive coordinator Jesse Minter departs for a head-coaching job.