McCoy, 40, comes to the Chargers from Denver, where he helped the Broncos to their second-highest win total in franchise history as they went 13-3 and entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the AFC. The Broncos won 11 straight games to end the regular season, the second-longest streak in team history, and became only the seventh Super Bowl-era team to win their final 11 contests.
McCoy played quarterback at Long Beach State and the University of Utah before signing with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He ended up spending his rookie season on the practice squad in Green Bay and then had stops with NFL Europe’s Amsterdam Admirals, his hometown San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles before concluding his playing career with the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders in 1999.
McCoy transitioned into coaching a year later, joining the Carolina Panthers as an offensive assistant in 2000. Four weeks into his first season with the Panthers however, he was elevated to quarterbacks coach and helped Steve Beuerlein to a 3,730-yard season that ranked seventh in the NFL. McCoy would end up spending nine seasons in Carolina, serving as wide receivers coach (2001), quarterbacks coach (2002-08) and passing game coordinator (2007-08). The Panthers totaled three playoff appearances, two division titles, two NFC Championship Game appearances and a berth in Super Bowl XXXVIII (2003) during McCoy’s nine years on the staff.
McCoy is the second-youngest head coach in team history. Al Saunders was 39 years old when he became head coach in 1986.
A native of San Francisco, McCoy and his wife, Kellie, have a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Luke.
McCoy, 40, comes to the Chargers from Denver, where he helped the Broncos to their second-highest win total in franchise history as they went 13-3 and entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the AFC. The Broncos won 11 straight games to end the regular season, the second-longest streak in team history, and became only the seventh Super Bowl-era team to win their final 11 contests.
McCoy played quarterback at Long Beach State and the University of Utah before signing with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He ended up spending his rookie season on the practice squad in Green Bay and then had stops with NFL Europe’s Amsterdam Admirals, his hometown San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles before concluding his playing career with the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders in 1999.
McCoy transitioned into coaching a year later, joining the Carolina Panthers as an offensive assistant in 2000. Four weeks into his first season with the Panthers however, he was elevated to quarterbacks coach and helped Steve Beuerlein to a 3,730-yard season that ranked seventh in the NFL. McCoy would end up spending nine seasons in Carolina, serving as wide receivers coach (2001), quarterbacks coach (2002-08) and passing game coordinator (2007-08). The Panthers totaled three playoff appearances, two division titles, two NFC Championship Game appearances and a berth in Super Bowl XXXVIII (2003) during McCoy’s nine years on the staff.
McCoy is the second-youngest head coach in team history. Al Saunders was 39 years old when he became head coach in 1986.
A native of San Francisco, McCoy and his wife, Kellie, have a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Luke.
