COSTA MESA, Calif. -- A fan of mixed martial arts growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, Los Angeles Chargers receivers coach Phil McGeoghan uses a unique technique to help his players get separation: hand-to-hand combat.
"It's something we've evolved with and developed over the years, and it's led me to some really successful and accomplished MMA fighters," McGeoghan said. "I can always pick their brain and get a technique or two that will help us in some close-quarter combat down in the red zone, or at the line of scrimmage in third-and-2 when you're getting a little more aggressive reroutes at the top of the route -- just understanding combat.