The Los Angeles Chargers’ most recent addition to the coaching staff has been away from the NFL for five seasons. Adam Gase, who the Chargers are reportedly hiring as a passing game assistant coach, is a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.

Gase has not coached in the NFL since the 2020 season. The Jets fired Gase after the team went 2-14 in 2020. He is now 47 years old and will make his return to NFL coaching in 2026 with the Chargers.

He is the third reported addition to the Chargers’ offensive coaching staff this offseason. Los Angeles hired Mike McDaniel as the new offensive coordinator to replace Greg Roman in January. Then, the Chargers hired Butch Barry as the offensive line coach and Max McCaffrey as the running backs coach.

Gase is believed to be replacing Marcus Brady, who was the Chargers’ passing game coordinator for two seasons. Brady is joining former Chargers defensive coordinator and now head coach Jesse Minter in the Baltimore Ravens’ coaching staff.

Gase Was One of the Top Offensive Minds in NFL in 2016

Gase was successful as an offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears and as a quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos early in his career. He eventually earned his first NFL head coaching job with the Dolphins in 2016.

But Gase was not able to replicate that same level of success as a head coach. Miami fired Gase after three seasons, and the Jets fired him after two seasons. Between coaching both teams, Gase held a 32-49 record, which also included one playoff loss in 2016 with the Dolphins.

After New York fired Gase, he did not coach in the NFL for five seasons.

Now, he will return to coaching within an offensive staff and will hopefully be able to be successful like he was earlier in his career.

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