Michael Wilhoite has served as a coach for four seasons, all of which have come in the NFL. Most recently the linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Chargers the previous two seasons, Wilhoite previously coached with Payton in New Orleans as a special teams assistant in 2019 and defensive assistant in 2020.

Michael Wilhoite has served as a coach for four seasons, all of which have come in the NFL. Most recently the linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Chargers the previous two seasons, Wilhoite previously coached with Payton in New Orleans as a special teams assistant in 2019 and defensive assistant in 2020. A seven-year NFL linebacker with San Francisco (2011-16) and Seattle (2017), Wilhoite is a native of Manhattan, Kan., and played six different positions at Washburn University.