The Chargers on Sunday confirmed they have interviewed Leslie Frazier for their head coach position.
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Here are five things to know about Frazier:
1. Recently in Buffalo
Frazier did not coach during the 2023 season but most recently was the Bills Defensive Coordinator from 2017 to 2022. He also had the role of assistant head coach starting with the 2020 season.
The defensive playcaller was a big part in turning around the Bills defense into one of the best in league. The unit finished in the top 10 in points allowed four times during his tenure as the coordinator.
His best season in Buffalo came in 2021 when the defense finished first in both yards and points allowed as well as in the top spot in defensive DVOA.
2. Head Coaching experience
Frazier has spent some time as a head coach throughout his long career in the NFL.
While the defensive coordinator of the Vikings in 2010, he took on the role of Interim Head Coach. Minnesota would finish the year 3-3 under Frazier.
He was then hired as the Vikings Head Coach and spent three seasons in that role.
Frazier's first season as a head coach was rocky, but it was what he was able to do the following season that was most impressive during his time with the Vikings.
The team would go 10-6 and clinch a playoff spot a year after going 3-13. It was the biggest one-season turnaround in Vikings franchise history.
The Chargers on Sunday confirmed they have interviewed Leslie Frazier for their head coach position.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier discusses strategy with defensive back Reggie Myles.The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 17-14, in an NFL football game at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. on Sunday, Nov, 2, 2003. (Kirby Lee via AP)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier talks to players on the bench during an NFL game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills defeated Washington 43-21. (Kevin Sabitus via AP)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier talks with linebacker Matt Milano (58) on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills defeated the Titans 41-7. (Joe Robbins via AP)
FILE - Buffalo Bills defensive assistant Leslie Frazier catches a ball before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier is taking a year off from coaching with plans to return for the 2024 season, the team announced on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, left, greets safety Micah Hyde during an NFL football practice in Orchard Park, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier takes the field during practice before an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the New England Patriots, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier walks on the sideline prior to an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans won 34-31. (Perry Knotts via AP)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott, left, talks with defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier before an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, left, talks with Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin before an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier looks on from the sidelines during a week 10 NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, November 7, 2013. The Vikings defeated the Redskins 34-27. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
Buffalo Bills middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) talks with defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier during the first half of an NFL football against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The Bills won 17-10. (Perry Knotts via AP)
Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier looks on from the sideline during the NFL preseason week 3 football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013 in San Francisco. The 49ers won the game 34-14. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier looks on during the NFL week 16 football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals won the game 42-14. (AP Photo/Joe Robbins)
Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier talks to referee Ed Hochuli (85) and another official during the NFL week 2 football game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 in Chicago. The Bears won the game 31-30. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,Texas on November 3,2013.
(AP Photo Tom DiPace)
3. Numerous NFL stops
Frazier's NFL coaching experience runs longer than just Buffalo and Minnesota.
He broke into the pros as a secondary coach for the Eagles from 1999 to 2002 alongside then-Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid.
His performance in Philadelphia led him to become the Bengals Defensive Coordinator for a couple of seasons before joining the Colts as a defensive assistant and then an assistant head coach and defensive backs coach.
After his time with the Vikings he would go on to become Tamp Bay's Defensive Coordinator for a pair of seasons before working one year as the Ravens secondary coach in 2016.
4. Two-Time Super Bowl Champion
The longtime coach was in the NFL as a cornerback for the Bears after coming out of college.
Frazier went undrafted in 1981 but joined Chicago and spent the next five seasons with the Bears. He was a contributor as a returner in addition to his skills in the secondary and finish his career with 20 interceptions in 65 games played.
He also secured a championship as a player while being a member of the famous 1985 Bears team that would win Super Bowl XX in blowout fashion.
But his Super Bowl wins didn't stop as just a player.
Frazier also won Super Bowl XLI as a member of the Colts coaching staff against Chicago.
5. Star at Alcorn State
Frazier spent his college playing career at Alcorn State and would play a key role in their secondary from 1977 to 1980.
He was a ballhawk in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) from the jump, recording six interceptions in his freshman season. Frazier upped himself the following year with nine and would also lead the conference in interceptions his junior year.
Frazier was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame in 2007.
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