Chargers add 3 new coaches to staff

The Chargers added three new coaches to their staff, including one to oversee the offensive line.

The Chargers added three coaches to their staff on Saturday.

The team hired Brendan Nugent as their new offensive line coach, Chris Gould as the assistant special teams coach, and Mike Hiestand as an offensive assistant.

The move to bring in Nugent came after L.A. lost previous offensive line coach Frank Smith to the Dolphins, who now serves as their offensive coordinator.

Nugent recently served as the Saints’ offensive line coach since 2015. In addition, he assisted as the run game coordinator/tight ends coach alongside Dan Roushar.

During Nugent’s tenure with New Orleans, 10 Pro Bowl selections came from the team’s offensive line.

Gould, brother of 49ers kicker Chris, was recently assistant special teams coach for the Broncos.

Heistand formerly was Denver’s assistant to head coach/offensive quality control.