Thomas Martinez has covered the Chargers and the NFL draft since 2022. Born and raised as a Chargers fan, experienced the improbable Super Bowl run in the 94’ season as a child, survived Ryan Leaf, the Marlon McCree fumble and Nate Kaeding in the playoffs. He graduated from UC Riverside with a degree in Political Science and The University of Redlands with an MBA.
Mike McDaniel was a hot target for many teams, he turned down several head coaching interviews to stick with the Chargers, Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert.
The coaching hiring cycle is heating up and Tuesday is a big day for the Chargers. Jesse Minter will have a second interview with the Raiders and Mike McDaniel will meet with the Chargers all on Tuesday.