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Chris O’Leary Returns to Chargers as Defensive Coordinator, Replacing Mentor Jesse Minter
Chris O’Leary returns to the Chargers after leading Western Michigan to a 10-4 record with a top-ranked defense, replacing Jesse Minter who became Baltimore’s head coach.
- On Jan. 28, Chris O’Leary returned to the Los Angeles Chargers as defensive coordinator, replacing Jesse Minter who left on Jan. 22 to become Baltimore Ravens head coach.
- O’Leary left last year to coach at Western Michigan after serving as the Chargers’ safeties coach in 2024, leading the Broncos to a 10-4 record.
- Recruited and mentored by Jesse Minter, Chris O’Leary’s long association from Indiana State and Georgia State helped speed the hiring process, with Minter’s full endorsement.
- The Chargers’ defense, ranked ninth last season with 20 points per game allowed, now answers to Chris O’Leary, who aims to elevate and evolve the scheme while working with Derwin James and Elijah Molden.
- At Western Michigan, O’Leary’s defense allowed 17.4 points per game, ninth in FBS and second in the MAC, guiding a 10-4 season with a Chargers-like scheme and Notre Dame ideas.
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Chris O'Leary returns to Chargers as defensive coordinator, replacing mentor Jesse Minter
Chris O'Leary is back with the Los Angeles Chargers as the defensive coordinator. He replaces his mentor Jesse Minter, who recently became head coach of the Baltimore Ravens.
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