The NFL offseason has reunited Greg Roman and Bradley Bozeman. Formerly the offensive coordinator and left guard/center for the Baltimore Ravens, respectively, they’re together again with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Roman is the offensive coordinator on the staff of new coach Jim Harbaugh, and Bozeman was signed in free agency on March 18 to fill a vacancy at center.

It’s a happy reunion for the former Alabama standout because Roman lets “big guys be big guys.”

In 2019, with Roman calling the plays and Bozeman at left guard, the Ravens ran for 3,296 yards, the most by an NFL team in one season. The next year, Baltimore ran for 3,071 yards, the fourth-most in one season in NFL history.

“He’s definitely not afraid to run it,” Bozeman said. “Third-and-12, if he feels like he can get the first down, he’s going to run it. He’s going to do what he needs to do. He’s going to be balanced at the same time, but like I said he’s not afraid to run the ball. OK, it’s not successful this time, it’s not the next, but three, four, five times in a row, it’s going to hit. …

“It’s great. Just the physicality and the mentality behind that is awesome. It’s demoralizing to a defense. Whenever you’re hitting 3, 4 yards a pop coming out of the gate, and then you turn those 3, 4′s into 5, 6, 8, 10 and then you’re busting for 20 yards and touchdowns, that’s really demoralizing for a defense. To have the opportunity to do that will be a great opportunity if we put in the right work.”

But there’s a difference between the record-setting Ravens and the current Chargers: The leading rusher for Baltimore was quarterback Lamar Jackson. Los Angeles QB Justin Herbert has run for 911 yards in his four-year career, but he’s also thrown for 17,223 yards and 114 touchdowns.

“You’re letting big guys be big guys and do what we do best,” Bozeman said. “We’re not backing up; we’re going forward. We’re still going to pass the ball. We have one of the best quarterbacks in the league. We’re going to pass the ball, for sure. But to have the opportunity to be balanced in that aspect is awesome.”

In Baltimore, Roman and Bozeman worked for coach John Harbaugh. With Los Angeles, they’ve joined his brother Jim Harbaugh, who has returned to the NFL after winning the CFP national championship with Michigan in 2023.

“I hadn’t had a good opportunity to sit down and really understand him yet,” Bozeman said last week. “All of our interactions have been over the phone, and then my first day here is today, so really looking forward to getting to know him and understanding him. But so far, I see nothing but great things.”

In his second season with the Panthers, Bozeman played all 1,149 of Carolina’s offensive snaps at center in 2023. But the Panthers produced the fewest yards and were tied for the fewest points in the NFL, and Carolina’s quarterbacks were sacked 65 times last season. That added up to a 2-15 record.

The Panthers released Bozeman even though he had signed a three-year, $18 million contract extension that included $10 million in guaranteed money last offseason.

Although he remains on the Los Angeles roster, center Corey Linsley is expected to retire because of a heart ailment that kept him sidelined for the final 14 games of the 2023 season.

The Chargers return their regular offensive line from the 2023 season, with the exception of Will Clapp, who started 11 games at center with Linsley out. Los Angeles also used the fifth pick in the NFL Draft on April 25 to add Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt.

“I know they want to play high-caliber, winning football here, and that’s exactly what I want to do,” Bozeman said. “I want to win football games, I want to play to the best of my ability and I want to put some great things on tape.”

A former Handley High School standout, Bozeman served as Alabama’s starting center in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, capping his career in the Crimson Tide’s 26-23 overtime victory against Georgia in the CFP national-championship game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.