Jim Harbaugh Completes a Miraculous Turnaround With the Los Angeles Chargers
Harbaugh is the architect who drove the Chargers from national embarrassment to playoff team in 10 months, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
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Former Coach of the Year award winner Mike Brown was fired in Sacramento, continuing a pattern, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
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