LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since accepting the Chargers coaching job, Jim Harbaugh told CBS that he had talked to some of the team's top players, including wide receiver Keenan Allen, safety Derwin James Jr.
and quarterback Justin Herbert. Harbaugh said his meeting with Herbert left him feeling «a little starstruck.» Harbaugh, who won a national championship at Michigan earlier this month, said he and his family were «torn» about returning to the NFL.
Harbaugh played quarterback in the NFL for 14 seasons, spending his final two years with the Chargers (1999-2000). He coached the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014, but his tenure ended in controversy.
He and the team's front office and upper management were at odds, eventually resulting in Harbaugh leaving to coach at Michigan in 2014, a year before his contract expired.