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Chargers name Giff Smith interim head coach, JoJo Wooden interim general manager

After the Chargers announced the firings of both head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco earlier this morning, they’ve now officially announced their interim replacements.

Giff Smith, the team’s edge rushers coach, will be the team’s interim head coach while JoJo Wooden, the team’s Director of Player of Personnel, will take over general manager duties for the remainder of the season. Giff has been with the Chargers since 2016 while Wooden joined the franchise in 2013.

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