Mike McDaniel expected to join Chargers as offensive coordinator

Cbssports reports the Los Angeles Chargers are expected to hire former Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel as their new offensive coordinator; McDaniel was fired by the Dolphins after four seasons on Jan. 8 and is reportedly still a candidate for the Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders head-coaching positions, but if those opportunities fall through he is expected to land on Jim Harbaugh's staff in Los Angeles.

The Chargers have reached the postseason in both of Harbaugh's seasons but have failed to advance past the wild-card round. After going 11-6 in the regular season, the Chargers scored just three points in their Jan. 11 postseason loss to the New England Patriots, and the team soon fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman after two seasons.

If McDaniel takes the job, he would be the fifth offensive coordinator quarterback Justin Herbert has had since being drafted in 2020. McDaniel, 42, was reportedly also courted by the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their vacant OC positions and withdrew his name from the Cleveland Browns' head-coaching search earlier Tuesday.

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