Chargers hire former Michigan DC Minter in same role

The Los Angeles Chargers hired Jesse Minter to be their new defensive coordinator, the team announced Tuesday.

The 40-year-old Minter will reunite with head coach Jim Harbaugh in L.A. after serving as Michigan's defensive coordinator for the last two years.

Minter helped the Wolverines become one of college football's top-rated defensive units in 2023. Michigan surrendered the fewest yards per game (247) in the country en route to its first national title in 26 years.

The Arkansas native will make his NFL return after assuming various defensive roles as an assistant under John Harbaugh with the Baltimore Ravens from 2017-2020. He also spent one season as the DC and safeties coach at Vanderbilt in 2021 before heading to Ann Arbor.

Minter is expected to be joined by fellow ex-Wolverine Mike Elston, who'll be the Chargers' defensive line coach, according to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.

Defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale is the only remaining defensive assistant in Michigan after Sherrone Moore became the Wolverines' head coach.

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