How Bolts Legend Nick Hardwick Returned to the Chargers

Omar Navarro

If you asked Nick Hardwick about a possible coaching career during his playing days, his answer would have been quick and direct.

"I thought for sure I wouldn't coach," the Chargers assistant offensive line coach said with a laugh.

But as the former Chargers center stepped to the podium wearing a gray team-issued shirt Monday, it was as a Bolts coach and not a player.

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