Head Coach Norv Turner says that he has not decided if LaDainian Tomlinson will play in Saturday night’s exhibition at Atlanta, but all signs indicate that LT’s preseason has already come to an end, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Turner indicated that he doesn’t want Tomlinson risking an injury on the turf in Atlanta, [...]
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Chargers OLB Shawne Merriman, discussing his rehab from season-ending knee surgery that sidelined him 15 games last year, as quoted on Myrtle Beach Online: “I’m still progressing. When I’ll be 100 percent is when I feel like I’ll be able to go out there and do everything without thinking about it. Thing is, I’ll go [...]
The San Diego Union-Tribune says that Antonio Cromartie is back to his old self and looks to have a big season in 2009:
Antonio Cromartie is a new man and perhaps ready to be his old self, as evidenced by the interception he made Saturday night and by a string of impressive practices. The pick [...]
The Chargers released CB Cletis Gordon in a rather surprising move Monday:
In a move surprising mostly because of its timing but also because of the potential of the player involved, the Chargers Monday released cornerback Cletis Gordon. The team’s decision makers said they wanted Gordon to be able to have a chance to sign [...]
The Chargers have made QB Philip Rivers a very rich man, as today the team rewarded him with a whopping six-year deal worth $92 million according to reports. Rivers is coming off his best season, when he set a team record for touchdown passes with a league-high 34. He also led the NFL with [...]
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that LB Shawne Merriman won’t be 100 percent till late into the first month of the regular season:
Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman says his knee won’t be 100 percent until late September or October. “I think every seven days I make a jump,” he said. “That’s what it is right now. [...]
Chargers.com reports that LaDainian Tomlinson is happy with the amount of carries he’s gotten so far in preseason:
LaDainian Tomlinson touched the ball 10 times Saturday night, including a stretch where he carried it on four consecutive plays. The five-time Pro Bowler was pleased with his workload. It wasn’t so much that LaDainian Tomlinson got twice [...]
ESPN reports that it a deal for Philip Rivers doesn’t look likely to happen anytime soon:
Philip Rivers is entering the final year of his contract, but no extension is imminent in San Diego and the Chargers haven’t discussed an extension with their quarterback much. Eli Manning, taken within three picks of Rivers in the 2004 [...]
The Chargers received good news Tuesday regarding top draft picks Larry English and Louis Vasquez, both of whom had missed almost two weeks of practice.
Vasquez, a right guard drafted in the third round, took the field after missing 12 straight practices with a sprained foot. A hamstring problem kept English from practicing, but he ran [...]
