Seat is heating up for Chargers HC Brandon Staley after rift with top CB

The Los Angeles Chargers (1-2) signed J.C. Jackson to a five-year, $82.5 million contract last the offseason, but the 27-year-old cornerback was a healthy scratch in Sunday’s 28-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

The move didn’t appear to pay off as Kirk Cousins threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns while Justin Jefferson put up 149 yards and a score on seven receptions,  leaving Jackson to question why head coach Brandon Staley wouldn’t want him out on the field.

“I told (Brandon Staley) what else do you expect me to do?” Jackson said, via NFL.com. “I’ve been doing everything. I came back from my injury pretty fast. I’ve been putting in extra work after practice, even in meeting rooms. The DBs, every Friday, we all meet to do extra film and being a good teammate, so I don’t know what it is. I’m still kind of confused and still don’t have answers to why I’m getting treated like this.”