Chargers' Derwin James Jr says Jim Harbaugh would 'die on the football field': 'He's that much in it'

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Derwin James Jr. has never met a coach who did not love the game of football. Everyone in the National Football League cares deeply about the game. 

However, when James met his new head coach, Jim Harbaugh, he saw the passion and love for the game at a different level. 

What exactly is that level? 

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Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh instructs players on the field during the first day of training camp at The Bolt. (Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports)

"He’d really die on the football field and be happy. As crazy as that sounds, he’s that much in it," James told Fox News Digital when asked what has been his impression of Coach Harbaugh as he heads into his first season with the Chargers. 

James elaborated more on what he has seen from Harbaugh from offseason workouts to training camp today.

"Every day you see it in his habits," he explained. "Every message is the same from every coach [on the staff]. It’s been amazing having him, and I’m pretty sure the more he coaches us, the more I’m going to learn and experience. I absolutely meant everything I said about that message."

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Harbaugh knows what it takes to lead men onto a football field, especially at the NFL level, where he went 44-19-1 in four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before taking Michigan’s job in 2015.

There, Harbaugh went 89-25 on the way to capturing a perfect 15-0 season with a national championship under his belt. 

Whenever a new regime begins for a team, college or NFL, making that transition as easy as