Brandon Staley has coached in the NFL since 2017, spanning 10 seasons with 6 organizations. He served as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. His roles included Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach-Defense, and Outside Linebackers. He worked under John Fox, Kellen Moore, and Kyle Shanahan. 1 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

Coaching Tree

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2026	New Orleans Saints	Defensive Coordinator under Kellen Moore
2025	New Orleans Saints	Defensive Coordinator under Kellen Moore
2024	San Francisco 49ers	Assistant Head Coach-Defense under Kyle Shanahan
2023	Los Angeles Chargers	Head Coach HC
2022	Los Angeles Chargers	Head Coach HC
2021	Los Angeles Chargers	Head Coach HC
2020	Los Angeles Rams	Defensive Coordinator under Sean McVay
2019	Denver Broncos	Outside Linebackers under Vic Fangio
2018	Chicago Bears	Outside Linebackers under Matt Nagy
2017	Chicago Bears	Outside Linebackers under John Fox

Worked Under (6)

Coach	Team	Years
John Fox	Chicago Bears	1
Kellen Moore	New Orleans Saints	2
Kyle Shanahan	San Francisco 49ers	1
Matt Nagy	Chicago Bears	1
Sean McVay	Los Angeles Rams	1
Vic Fangio	Denver Broncos	1

Protégés (1)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Kellen Moore	New Orleans Saints	2025