After leaving the Buffalo Bills in 2016, Anthony Lynn became the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. He’s there to stay a bit longer now.
According to Chargers Wire, Lynn reportedly signed a multi-year extension with the club this past weekend.
Lynn rose through the ranks extremely quick with the Bills. He joined the team in 2015 during Rex Ryan’s tenure with the club. Lynn was first Buffalo’s running backs coach, then replaced Greg Roman as their offensive coordinator, then replaced Ryan as the interim head coach. Those two jumps came during the 2016 season.
Lynn did interview for the Bills’ vacant head coach job after Ryan’s firing, but has said he was never really a serious candidate. The Bills went on to hire current head coach Sean McDermott.
“I interviewed there [in Buffalo] and they went a different direction. I didn’t think I was the favorite there anyway because how many times do you hire a guy from the staff when you fire the head coach? It doesn’t happen too often. I did appreciate the interview, but I’m where I want to be,” Lynn said in 2017.
During his three seasons with the Bolts, Lynn has a 26-22 record, including one trip to the playoffs. The 2019 regular season marked Lynn’s first campaign under a .500 record, but the team did have an injury bug. Lynn was entering the final year of his contract. The Chargers will open their new stadium in 2020 as well, but longtime quarterback Phillip Rivers will not return next season.
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