Talk about climbing the ladder quickly. Brandon Staley is only four seasons coach at the NFL level and only one season coordinator. Now he has been hired as the next head coach for the Chargers according to NFL Network.
Staley, barely 38, served as a defense coordinator at Division III John Carroll University, Ohio, in 2016. From there, he was hired as a linebackers coach with the Chicago Bears. He spent two years in that position before being hired as a linebackers coach with the Broncos. Only one season in that job landed him the DC job in LA with the Rams.
Staley took over and the Rams replaced the legendary defensive ghost, Wade Philips. And he coached the Rams defense from a top 15 unit in 2019 to the best in the NFL in both points allowed and yards allowed in 2020.
The Rams would win their Wild Card match with the Seahawks but lost to the Packers on Saturday, making Staley available and he was promptly brought back for a second interview and hired as the Chargers’ new head coach, who took over from Anthony Lynn. , who was subsequently fired. a second consecutive losing season.