Chargers News: LA Blocks Special Teams Coach From Interviewing With Other Teams

The Chargers aren't letting go of this one.

The Los Angeles Chargers are in the middle of an extensive search for their 18th head coach in franchise history. The team will engage in an exhaustive search for the right man for the job, and hopefully, it will happen soon. 

While the Chargers are looking around for their next head coach, they aren't letting anyone get in between them and their special team coordinator, Ryan Ficken. Chargers insider for ESPN Kris Rhim said the team had blocked the New York Giants from interviewing Ficken for their special team's vacant job. 

Confirmed the NFL network report that the Chargers blocked Chargers Special Teams coordinator Ryan Ficken from interviewing with the Giants

The Chargers special teams unit was their best group this year and Ficken is one of the most liked coaches on the team. pic.twitter.com/SKF06MnJK6

— Kris Rhim (@krisrhim1) January 11, 2024

Ficken and the special teams were among the few bright spots in 2023, and they'll look to continue the great work on that side of the ball. 

The Giants fired their special teams coordinator, Thomas McGaughey, earlier in the week, and they sent in a request to interview Ficken, but the Bolts denied it. Ficken has spent two seasons with the Chargers and has done tremendous work in Los Angeles. 

In his first season with the team, he led the special teams to among the NFL's best, and he did more of the same in 2023. A lot will be different in Los Angeles in a couple of weeks, but Ficken will remain constant. 

Ryan is here to stay, and this will be looked at as an underrated move by the Bolts.