Not long after Jim Harbaugh was hired in January to coach the Los Angeles Chargers at a handsome $16m per season, he picked out the stalwarts on his roster. Stalwarts is not a typical football term, but Harbaugh loves stalwarts - those who are truly committed to the cause.
Harbaugh, the 61-year-old former NFL quarterback, has been exceptional at turning around football teams, from the University of San Diego to Stanford University to the San Francisco 49ers to the University of Michigan.
The Chargers had moved to Los Angeles in 2017 from San Diego, where they'd built a fan base - a stalwart fan base - over 56 seasons.
After the Chargers got Harbaugh, they hired Joe Hortiz from Baltimore as general manager, then Greg Roman, Harbaugh's old pal, as offensive coordinator. The Chargers were 2-2 at their bye week but won five of their next six games.
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