LA Chargers to hire former FSU defensive coordinator Adam Fuller as safeties coach

After four years in Tallahassee, Fuller will be headed out west to coach in the NFL.

Sep 18, 2021; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive back Akeem Dent Sr. (27) listens to defensive coordinator Adam Fuller (left) as he talks with the defensive unit during the second half against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Truist Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images / Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

In just under three months after being let go by the Florida State Seminoles, former defensive coordinator Adam Fuller is reportedly taking on a new role with the LA Chargers.

Fuller spent five years in the defensive coordinator role from 2020-24 before being fired prior to the conclusion of a disastrous 2-10 season. The team's struggles also led to offensive coordinator Alex Atkins and wide receivers coach Ron Dugans, along with other staffers, searching for new jobs.

He is expected to land in Los Angeles and coach safeties, replacing former Chargers safeties coach Chris O'Leary, according to a report by ESPN insider Pete Thamel.

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The Chargers are set to hire former Florida State DC Adam Fuller as the team’s new safeties coach. He’s a veteran college defensive coordinator with stops at FSU, Memphis and Marshall. He served as the head coach at Assumption College in 2008. pic.twitter.com/wNemXiv7Qi

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 5, 2025

Fuller is a veteran coach, serving in various defensive roles for the past 27 years and helped lead the 'Noles to their 2023 ACC Championship run, which saw 13 players taken by the NFL Draft. He oversaw players like LA Rams defensive end Jared Verse, LA Rams defensive tackle Braden Fiske, and New York Jets defensive end Jermaine Johnson II, alongside multiple other defensive draft selections. Coincidentally, Fuller will be coaching former Seminole star safety Derwin James, Jr., who was drafted by the Chargers in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

He's was the defensive coordinator at Marshall from 2013-18, defensive coordinator at Memphis in 2019 before following head coach Mike Norvell to Florida State in 2020.

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