Returning Chargers LB Shawne Merriman is coming back to the playing field in 2009, and feels that he’s got something to prove. Merriman recently was dumped to 12th on a list of the league’s top linebackers, and told Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports that he’s going to take it out on teams this year. [...]
Today’s San Diego Union Tribune reports that the Chargers have ended efforts to put new home on city bayfront:
The Chargers’ courtship of Chula Vista as the site for a new football stadium has ended quietly, 3 1/2 years after it began. With a note. Chargers special counsel Mark Fabiani posted a message on the team’s [...]
A key question about the Chargers offense is what type of impact RB LaDainian Tomlinson will have this season. The back was the topic of a question during a chat with NFL.com’s Gil Brandt on Tuesday, and Brandt thinks that L.T. will have a big season coming off a career low in rushing in 2008:
LaDainian [...]
Today’s San Diego Union Tribune reports that top pick Larry English loves his mom, and gives her most of the credit for his success as the teams top pick:
Larry English is a professional football player, just as expected. He knows the single-mindedness of his focus was in a way foolhardy – “considering the odds,” he [...]
PFT.com reports that the Chargers have come to terms with 5th round pick Brandon Hughes:
The Chargers have signed cornerback Brandon Hughes. Hughes, a fifth-round draft pick from Oregon State, has signed a four-year deal. The Chargers have seven unsigned draft picks, including first-round defensive end/linebacker Larry English.
