The Los Angeles Chargers are adding another college coach to their NFL ranks. After adding multiple staff pieces from the Michigan Wolverines, they are grabbing a piece from Notre Dame.
The Chargers are hiring Fighting Irish safeties coach Chris O'Leary as their new safeties coach.
The Irish offered O'Leary a pay raise, but he wanted to go to the NFL, according to Tyler Horka. O'Leary worked under new Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter at Georgia State. They have a strong relationship.
Derwin James should be excited about this hire for Los Angeles.
James is already a top safety in the NFL, but now, his safeties coach is one with experience with guys like Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Kyle Hamilton in recent years. Both of those guys are ascending stars in the NFL as hybrid players.
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