INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- - Shane Steichen's journey to becoming head coach of the Indianapolis Colts began in 2011 as a defensive assistant with the Los Angeles Chargers , where he spent nine seasons in total.

The 40-year-old Steichen is still well-respected within the Chargers' organization, and that esteem has been apparent ahead of the Colts' visit on Sunday.

"Coach Steichen has done a great job, a tremendous job with the team, with the offense. And great guy from everything I heard around here, all my favorite people just speak glowingly about him and his time here," Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said.

Before he was directing the best scoring offense in football for the upstart Colts (5-1), Steichen's first coordinator job came at the culmination of his second stint with the Ch

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