Chargers hire Denzel Martin, a longtime Steelers assistant coach

Former Steelers LB Sean Spence hired as Chargers linebackers coach

DAY ROSTER. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO SWITCH GEARS TO FOOTBALL NOW. ESPN’S JEREMY FOWLER SAID HE DOES NOT THINK AARON RODGERS WILL MAKE A QUICK DECISION. WHAT’S THE LATEST YOU’RE HEARING WHEN IT COMES TO THAT? I DON’T THINK THAT MARCH IS QUICK. YOU KNOW, LIKE SO LONG AS HE MAKES A DECISION BEFORE THEY GET INTO DAY ONE OF FREE AGENCY, WHERE THE QUARTERBACKS ARE GOING TO MOVE IF THEY HAVE ANY INTEREST IN A FREE AGENT QUARTERBACK AT ALL, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT AARON RODGERS MINDSET IS, BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GO AND GET A MALIK WILLIS IF AARON RODGERS IS THERE, AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE AARON RODGERS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT GETTING A MALIK WILLIS. UNLESS YOU HAVE IN YOUR HEAD, THAT’S GOING TO BE WILL HOWARD’S JOB OR THEY HAVE THEIR EYES SET ON A QUARTERBACK IN THE DRAFT. TO ME, WHEN IT’S YOUR OWN GUY WHO’S JUST A YEAR AGO BEEN ON YOUR ROSTER, YOU DON’T HAVE TO GIVE HIM THE LATITUDE THAT WAS GIVEN TO RODGERS LAST YEAR, WHEN ALL THE MUSICAL CHAIRS STOPPED AND THE TWO OF THEM WERE JUST STARING AT EACH OTHER, THE STEELERS AND RODGERS. NOW I THINK IT’S OKAY TO HOLD HIS FEET TO THE FIRE AND SAY, AARON,


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A longtime Pittsburgh Steelers assistant is joining Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff.(VIDEO ABOVE: Will Aaron Rodgers return to Steelers for 2026 season?)Denzel Martin was hired as the Chargers’ assistant outside linebackers coach. He served in a variety of assistant roles over 10 years with the Steelers, including outside linebackers coach the past three seasons.The Chargers also hired Sean Spence, a former Steelers linebacker, as linebackers coach. Spence worked with Chargers defensive coordinator Chris O’Leary at Western Michigan last season, and was a teammate of current Chargers linebacker Bud Dupree during their time in Pittsburgh.Martin and Spence were among eight new coaching hires announced by the Chargers on Friday.More Steelers coaching staff moves:

A longtime Pittsburgh Steelers assistant is joining Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff.

(VIDEO ABOVE: Will Aaron Rodgers return to Steelers for 2026 season?)

Denzel Martin was hired as the Chargers’ assistant outside linebackers coach. He served in a variety of assistant roles over 10 years with the Steelers, including outside linebackers coach the past three seasons.

The Chargers also hired Sean Spence, a former Steelers linebacker, as linebackers coach. Spence worked with Chargers defensive coordinator Chris O’Leary at Western Michigan last season, and was a teammate of current Chargers linebacker Bud Dupree during their time in Pittsburgh.

Martin and Spence were among eight new coaching hires announced by the Chargers on Friday.

More Steelers coaching staff moves: