Days after being bounced from postseason play, the Los Angeles Chargers fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman and offensive line coach Mike Devlin on Tuesday.
Roman, 53, was on his third stint with Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, having served as an associate head coach under Harbaugh at Stanford (2009-10) and as the San Francisco’s OC when Harbaugh coached the 49ers (2011-14).
However, after the Chargers scored just three points in a wild-card loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, Harbaugh was asked if Roman was the right play-caller for this team and said, “We’re gonna look at that and everything … I don’t have that answer right now.”
Last season also ended in a wild-card loss with little offensive output, as the Chargers scored just one touchdown in a 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans.
Roman’s time in San Francisco included a Super Bowl appearance in the 2012 season, a loss to Harbaugh’s brother John and the Baltimore Ravens.
Following two seasons as OC for the Buffalo Bills (2015-16), Roman joined John Harbaugh’s Ravens staff in 2017 and was named OC in 2019. Roman, who helped quarterback Lamar Jackson win his first NFL MVP award, remained with Baltimore through the 2022 season.
Roman began his NFL coaching career with the Carolina Panthers (1995-2001) and also worked with the Houston Texans’ staff (2002-05).
Devlin, 56, was in his second season as the offensive line coach, having served in various coaching positions for the New York Jets, Texans and Ravens since 2006.
