"O'Leary, who also was defensive coordinator at Western Michigan, returns to the Chargers after coaching the safeties in the 2024 season. In his lone season at Western Michigan, his defense ranked ninth in the FBS and second in the MAC in scoring defense (17.4 points allowed per game). O'Leary's defense was also the MAC's second-best unit in total net yards allowed per game (305.5), which ranked 19th in the nation."
"Before the Chargers and Western Michigan, O'Leary spent six seasons at Notre Dame, starting as a defensive analyst before eventually becoming defensive backs and safeties coach, where he coached current Chargers cornerback Cam Hart. O'Leary will be responsible for sustaining what has been one of the NFL's best defenses for the past two seasons under former defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, who is now the Ravens' head coach."
Chris O'Leary is hired as the Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator. He returns after coaching the Chargers' safeties in 2024 and after one season as Western Michigan's defensive coordinator, where his unit ranked ninth in the FBS and second in the MAC in scoring defense (17.4 points allowed per game) and 19th nationally in total net yards allowed (305.5). O'Leary spent six seasons at Notre Dame, rising from defensive analyst to defensive backs and safeties coach and coaching cornerback Cam Hart. He will be tasked with sustaining a defense that ranked among the NFL's best under Jesse Minter. Linebacker Daiyan Henley posted, "The vibes are up."
Read at ESPN.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]