LOS ANGELES -- The Chargers are expected to hire former Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel as the team's new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington on Tuesday night.

McDaniel had interviewed for multiple head coaching and offensive coordinator positions since the Dolphins fired him last week.

The Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles pursued him as their top offensive coordinator target, with Tampa Bay especially diligent in its courtship, sources told Darlington. However, the lure of getting back to California, where he spent years with the San Francisco 49ers, and the chance to coach talented quarterback Justin Herbert helped inform McDaniel's final decision, and barring a change of heart, he'll join coach Jim Harbaugh in Los Angeles.