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A former recipient of the John Teerlinck Award, given annually to the NFL's top defensive line coach, Jay Rodgers brings 12 years of NFL coaching experience to the Chargers in the role of run game coordinator/outside linebackers coach.

A former recipient of the John Teerlinck Award, given annually to the NFL's top defensive line coach, Jay Rodgers brings 12 years of NFL coaching experience to the Chargers in the role of run game coordinator/outside linebackers coach. In his last six seasons as Chicago's defensive line coach, the Bears defensive front was instrumental in Chicago sporting the NFL's top-ranked defense in scoring and rushing, holding opponents 17.7 points per game. Under Rodgers' direction of Denver's defensive front, the 2012 Broncos led the NFL with 52 total sacks as a unit. A former quarterback at Indiana University and Missouri State University, Rodgers arrives in Los Angeles with over two decades of coaching experience at both the collegiate and professional level.