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Helene Elliott: 'We believe in him.' Chargers players remain in Brandon Staley's corner.

Inglewood, CA, Sunday, November 14, 2021- Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley on the sidelines during a game against the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium.

White trash bags were everywhere, on the floor and on seats, stuffed full of shirts, shoes,and the contents of lockers emptied on Sunday by players who won't need those lockers again until next season.

The day after the Chargers coughed up a 27-point lead and lost to Jacksonville in the AFC wild-card round was a day of packing and reckoning, for coming to terms with a loss that was inexplicable but also very much in character for a franchise that has become expert at falling painfully just short of success.

"I mean, you're always gonna feel it. You're not really going to

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