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Chargers Coach Mike McDaniel Moves to Booth to Call Plays for Justin Herbert

Mike McDaniel said he is moving to the booth to call plays for Justin Herbert after 27 straight drives without a touchdown.

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Chargers coach Mike McDaniel is moving to the booth to call plays for Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers, according to a Fox News report on the change. According to the report's summary, McDaniel said he is making the move, which the report links to 27 straight drives without a touchdown by the team's offense.

The headline calls the change major and describes the team's start to the season as dreadful, saying the move is meant to spark the offense. The summary does not give the record or other figures behind that description, so the characterization of the start belongs to Fox News.

The summary does not say when the booth arrangement will begin, how long it is expected to last, or how it will work during games. It also does not name the plays or staff members involved. No other source report on the move was provided for this story, so those details cannot be confirmed here.

The Continental Gazette is relying solely on the Fox News report for these facts, and this account attributes every detail to that outlet. The summary states the move as McDaniel's decision and does not describe any response from the Chargers organization, from Herbert, or from others involved. Where a detail is absent from the report, it has not been supplied here.

Only the headline and summary were reviewed for this story. Any quotation or fact beyond those two texts would require the full Fox News article, which was not among the materials provided.

Sources: Fox News: Chargers coach Mike McDaniel makes major change to try and spark offense amid dreadful start to season.

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