Chargers reportedly fire OC Greg Roman, OL coach Mike Devlin after wild-card exit, playoff struggles

The Chargers fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. The Chargers will be looking to hire their fifth offensive coordinator in the last six years.

The Chargers offense has struggled under Roman in the postseason since he became the team's offensive coordinator in 2024. The Chargers' offense was held to three points in their loss to the New England Patriots in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

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In the Chargers' playoff games the last two seasons, they scored just one touchdown on 22 possessions, with both games ending in wild-card losses. After the Patriots game, head coach Jim Harbaugh was noncommittal about bringing back Roman next season.

"We’re gonna look at that and everything," Harbaugh told reporters after being asked whether Roman is the right play caller for the Chargers. Roman was also the offensive coordinator under Harbaugh at Stanford and with the San Francisco 49ers.

After the wild-card game, Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane indicated that the Chargers might've been underprepared.

“After the game, talking to a few of the guys on the other team, they had no clue what we were doing," he said. "They came up and said that.”

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Roman's postseason struggles go back to his time as the Ravens' offensive coordinator, where he went 1-3 in the postseason before he resigned from the team in 2023.

While the Chargers flamed out in the postseason, their offensive plateau started in the regular season. While the 11-6 season looks good on paper, defensive coordinator Jesse Minter deserves a lot of the credit. The Chargers' defense ranked fifth in yards allowed per game.

While the defense was flourishing, the offense declined. The Chargers dropped to 22nd in points this season after ranking 11th in Roman's first season.

Injuries were also part of the Chargers' regression on the offensive side of the ball. Herbert battled a hand injury late in the season, and the team lost rookie running back Omarion Hampton and offensive linemen Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater for most or all of the year.