Adam Gase is back in football.
The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the former Miami Dolphins and New York Jets head coach is joining Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers staff.
He’s back: After a five-year hiatus, Adam Gase returns to coaching in the NFL, joining the #Chargers as an assistant focusing on the passing game, sources say.
The former #Jets and #Dolphins coach rose in the ranks as a record-setting offensive mind. Now back to his roots in LA. pic.twitter.com/swCKTPt1bm
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 9, 2026
Gase, 47, is set to be an assistant coach focusing on the passing game.
The Ypsilanti, MI native has been out of the game since his dismissal from the Jets in 2020. In his five seasons as a head coach, three with the Dolphins and two with the Jets, Gase had a record of 32-48. He made the playoffs on one occasion. He was fired after a 2-14 season.
Prior to becoming a head coach, Gase had stints on the staffs of the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears, serving as offensive coordinator with the latter two teams.
Gase will join a new-look Chargers offensive staff. Fellow former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is the new OC with the team, coming aboard when Jesse Minter returned to the Baltimore Ravens as their new head coach.