The Chargers are cleansing house.
Head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco are out, the team announced.
The news follows Thursday night’s debacle during which the team lost to the Raiders, 63-21, and Amazon studio analyst Richard Sherman suggested that Staley ought to be fired at halftime when the team was losing 42-0.
The team, which had playoff aspirations this season, is 5-9 and in last place within the AFC West.
Staley had been head coach since 2020, having previously been the defensive coordinator on Sean McVay’s Rams staff.
The Chargers didn’t immediately announce an interim head coach.
Telesco had been the GM for 11 years.
“I would like to thank Tom and Brandon for his or her labor, dedication and professionalism, and need each of them and their great families nothing but the very best,” Chargers owner Dean Spanos said in an announcement.
“These decisions are never easy, nor are they something I take flippantly — especially when you think about the number of individuals they impact. We’re clearly not where we expect to be, nonetheless, and we want a recent vision.
“Doing nothing within the name of continuity was not a risk I used to be willing to take. Our fans have stood through so many ups and downs and shut games. They deserve more. Frankly, they’ve earned more. Constructing and maintaining a championship-caliber program stays our ultimate goal. And reimagining how we achieve that goal begins today.”
Last offseason, the Chargers signed starting quarterback Justin Herbert to a five-year contract extension value as much as $262.5 million.
Earlier this week, Herbert underwent season-ending surgery to repair a fractured finger on his throwing hand.
Whomever takes over the Chargers’ front office could have a substantial roster-construction challenge on his hands, because the Chargers are an estimated $45 million over the 2024 salary cap, based on Spotrac.
The Chargers are cleansing house.
Head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco are out, the team announced.
The news follows Thursday night’s debacle during which the team lost to the Raiders, 63-21, and Amazon studio analyst Richard Sherman suggested that Staley ought to be fired at halftime when the team was losing 42-0.
The team, which had playoff aspirations this season, is 5-9 and in last place within the AFC West.
Staley had been head coach since 2020, having previously been the defensive coordinator on Sean McVay’s Rams staff.
The Chargers didn’t immediately announce an interim head coach.
Telesco had been the GM for 11 years.
“I would like to thank Tom and Brandon for his or her labor, dedication and professionalism, and need each of them and their great families nothing but the very best,” Chargers owner Dean Spanos said in an announcement.
“These decisions are never easy, nor are they something I take flippantly — especially when you think about the number of individuals they impact. We’re clearly not where we expect to be, nonetheless, and we want a recent vision.
“Doing nothing within the name of continuity was not a risk I used to be willing to take. Our fans have stood through so many ups and downs and shut games. They deserve more. Frankly, they’ve earned more. Constructing and maintaining a championship-caliber program stays our ultimate goal. And reimagining how we achieve that goal begins today.”
Last offseason, the Chargers signed starting quarterback Justin Herbert to a five-year contract extension value as much as $262.5 million.
Earlier this week, Herbert underwent season-ending surgery to repair a fractured finger on his throwing hand.
Whomever takes over the Chargers’ front office could have a substantial roster-construction challenge on his hands, because the Chargers are an estimated $45 million over the 2024 salary cap, based on Spotrac.
