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Brandon Staley’s never ending hot seat finally burned up. The Los Angeles Chargers fired Staley as head coach following Thursday night’s blowout loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, ending a tumultuous three-year stint as head coach of the franchise, the team announced. The Chargers also fired general manager Tom Telesco, who has been the team’s general manager since 2013.
The team announced that outside linebackers coach Giff Smith will serve as the interim head coach, while director of player personnel JoJo Wooden will assume the role of interim GM.
Even with Justin Herbert at quarterback, the Chargers failed to win a playoff game in Staley’s tenure. The Chargers went 24-24 in Staley’s three seasons at the helm, having a winning record in each of his first two seasons but bottoming out at 5-9 so far this season — which was considered a make-or-break year for Staley as the team’s head coach.
“I want to thank Tom and Brandon for their hard work, dedication and professionalism, and wish both them and their great families nothing but the best,” said Chargers owner and chairman of the board Dean Spanos. “These decisions are never easy, nor are they something I take lightly – especially when you consider the number of people they impact. We are clearly not where we expect to be, however, and we need new vision. Doing nothing in the name of continuity was not a risk I was willing to take. Our fans have stood strong through so many ups and downs and close games. They deserve more. Frankly, they’ve earned more. Building and maintaining a championship-caliber program remains our ultimate goal. And reimagining how we achieve that goal begins today.”
Under Staley, the Chargers finished with consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2017 and 2018. Los Angeles made the playoffs for the first since since 2018 and finished with just its second double-digit win season since 2009. But even though the…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2023-12-15 19:03:48
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