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Chargers Fire OC Greg Roman, OL Coach Mike Devlin After Wild-Card Offensive Failure

The search for a new play-caller now becomes the fifth such change of Justin Herbert’s career.

Overview

  • The team confirmed the dismissals two days after a 16-3 loss to the Patriots and will retain assistant offensive line coach Nick Hardwick.
  • In the wild-card defeat, Los Angeles managed 207 total yards, went 1-for-10 on third down and allowed six sacks, with just one offensive touchdown scored across its last two postseason games.
  • Jim Harbaugh declined to endorse Roman postgame, saying the Chargers would evaluate everything before the team moved on from its offensive leaders.
  • Protection issues plagued the season as starting tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt suffered season-ending injuries, Chargers quarterbacks were sacked 60 times, and the club used 29 different offensive line combinations.
  • The organization has begun an offensive coordinator search following a year of declining scoring output, with defensive coordinator Jesse Minter also drawing head-coach interest around the league.