The only name that Chargers fans are concerned with during the team’s head coaching search is Jim Harbaugh. Ironically enough, Harbaugh is not one of the coaches whom the Chargers have requested to interview as he is still celebrating the Michigan Wolverines’ National Championship.
Harbaugh is obviously the best-case scenario hire for the Chargers and on paper, the Bolts look like the perfect team for Harbaugh to return to the NFL for. Los Angeles has the only job opening with a franchise quarterback and despite the salary-cap concerns, there are a lot of strong building blocks on the team.
The Chargers are not the only team in the running for Harbaugh, though. The Las Vegas Raiders have also been heavily tied to Harbaugh and might be on the cusp of hiring a GM with ties to Harbaugh in Ed Dodds. As of right now, Harbaugh’s realistic possibilities seem to be the Chargers, Raiders and returning to Michigan.
There is only one problem for the Raiders. Interim head coach Antonio Pierce took over for Josh McDaniels halfway through the 2023 season and won over the full support of the lockerroom. Davante Adams has already expressed his desire for Pierce to get the head coaching job and now the face of the franchise, Maxx Crosby, has joined in.
