Jim Harbaugh says he, Chargers owners 'in this fight together' - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Amid the franchise's first 0-5 start since 2003, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday that he and the team's ownership group are «in this fight together» to turn the season around.

When asked if he feels any pressure from ownership, Harbaugh said: «John Spanos, Dean Spanos, Susie Spanos, the whole Spanos family. It's shoulder to shoulder where we're in this fight together.»

He emphasized that he's «hell-bent» on reversing the course and returning the franchise to winning ways. The Chargers have faltered after coming into the season off back-to-back 11-6 seasons.

Being a former 14-year NFL pro could offer Harbaugh the experience of knowing what it's like to be in the locker room during a poor stretch. During his final season as a player, he played for the then-San Diego Chargers, who went 1-15 after an 0-5 start.

How he handles a locker room under similar circumstances prompted a simple message.

«Keep fighting. Keep being a leader. Keep being a competitor. Keep being the believer that you've been and even more,» he said.

Harbaugh the player might have been able to navigate this run, but for Harbaugh the coach, this is uncharted territory.

Dating back to last season, the Chargers have lost eight games in a row. It's the longest losing streak of Harbaugh's head-coaching career, college or professional, according to ESPN Research.

He isn't tapping into anything extra to turn the tide.

«I think one of the things that we were all put on this Earth to do is to handle both success and handle loss and to do that with the same passion and enthusiasm,» Harbaugh said. «And to show that, that you belong. That it can be turned around. There is winning football and that's what we're doing as a team.»

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