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OWNERSHIP, COACHING &ADMINISTRATIONCHARLIE JOINERWide Receivers44th NFL Season21st season with ChargersHall of Fame wide receiver Charlie Joiner heads up a unit inSan Diego that features returnees Malcom Floyd and VincentBrown, and newcomers Robert Meachem and Eddie Royal.Floyd averaged just under 20 yards per catch in 2011,while snagging five scoring throws, and Brown, a third-roundpick in ’11, averaged 17.3 yards per catch and scored twice.Joiner played 18 seasons in the AFL and NFL with Houston(1969-72), Cincinnati (1972-75) and the Chargers (1976-86).He was drafted by Houston in the fourth round of the 1969NFL Draft as a defensive back and retired on Jan. 12, 1987 asthe league’s all-time leader with 750 career catches. Joinerwas inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Hisfinal career totals included 12,146 yards and 65 touchdowns.And at the time of his retirement, Joiner’s 239 career gamesplayed were the most ever by an NFL wide receiver.Joiner caught 586 passes in San Diego, a team record thatstood until Antonio Gates broke it in 2011. Joiner was selectedto Pro Bowls following the 1976, ’79 and ’80 seasons andinducted into the team’s Hall of Fame in ’93. He still ranks secondin team history in receiving yards (9,203) and fourth intouchdown catches (47). Joiner was selected as the team’sMost Inspirational Player seven times, and the City of SanDiego celebrated “Charlie Joiner Days” in 1984 and ’86.After retiring, Joiner stepped into coaching and neverstopped. He started with the Chargers and moved on to Buffalo.The Bills went to the playoffs six times, won two AFC Championshipsand played in Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII. EricMoulds and Andre Reed both were selected to multiple ProBowls and enjoyed record-breaking seasons under Joiner.A native of Many, Louisiana, Joiner was a four-yearletterman at Grambling State University (1965-68). In 1990,he was inducted into the Louisiana Hall of Fame. Joiner andhis wife, Dianne, have two children, Jynaya and Kori.Charlie Joiner’s Coaching Experience1987-91 — Wide Receivers, San Diego Chargers1992-00 — Wide Receivers, Buffalo Bills2001-07 — Wide Receivers, Kansas City Chiefs2008-12 — Wide Receivers, San Diego ChargersRON MEEKSSecondary22nd NFL Season1st season with ChargersFormer CFL cornerback and Super Bowl defensive coordinatorRon Meeks is in his first season as secondary coachwith the Chargers. He’ll work with a secondary that ranked13th against the pass in 2011 and features ball-hawkingsafety Eric Weddle, fresh off his first Pro Bowl appearance.Meeks spent the last three seasons in Carolina, two asdefensive coordinator. He made his mark as the defensiveplay-caller for the Indianapolis Colts for seven seasons from2002-08. His Colts defenses ranked in the NFL’s top six inpass defense six times, including No. 2 rankings in 2002, ’06and ’07. The Colts won Super Bowl XLI following the 2006season. Indianapolis also finished in the top seven in scoringdefense five times with Meeks in charge.A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Meeks was a standout cornerbackat Arkansas State and later for five seasons in the CFLwhere he played for Hamilton, Ottawa and Toronto. Aftercoaching collegiately, Meeks landed his first full-time positiongig with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992. He coached inCincinnati through 1996 and in his final season, the Bengalsled the NFL and set a team record with 34 interceptions.From there, he made stops in Atlanta, Washington and St.Louis before landing in Indianapolis.Meeks, who earned a degree in Journalism from ArkansasState, has four children, Jayson, Clayton, Quenton and Sadie,and one stepson, Christopher.Ron Meek’s Coaching Experience1984-85 — Defensive Backs, Arkansas State1986-87 — Defensive Backs, University of Miami (Fla.)1988 — Defensive Backs, New Mexico State1989-90 — Defensive Backs, Fresno State1991 — Defensive Assistant, Dallas Cowboys1992-96 — Defensive Backs, Cincinnati Bengals1997-99 — Defensive Backs, Atlanta Falcons2000 — Defensive Backs, Washington Redskins2001 — Secondary, St. Louis Rams2002-08 — Defensive Coordinator, Indianapolis Colts2009-10 — Defensive Coordinator, Carolina Panthers2011 — Defensive Backfield, Carolina Panthers2012 — Secondary, San Diego ChargersJASON MICHAELTight Ends7th NFL Season2nd season with ChargersA former national champion quarterback at Western Kentucky,Jason Michael took the ball and kept running in SanDiego as under his direction Antonio Gates was named to aneighth-straight Pro Bowl after leading the team with 64catches. The Chargers only carried three tight ends in 2011but they played an important role as Randy McMichael started14 games and Kory Sperry four as the Chargers routinelyoperated in two and three-tight end sets.Michael has coached both quarterbacks and tight ends. In2005, he was an offensive quality control coach and videoassistant on Norv Turner’s coaching staff in Oakland. In bothNew York and San Francisco, Michael coached quarterbacks,working with Chad Pennington and Alex Smith, respectively.Michael was born in Portsmouth, Ohio and graduated fromLawrence County High School in Louisa, Kentucky. He ledWestern Kentucky to the 2002 NCAA I-AA championshipMEDIA GUIDE | 18