September 10th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in “The key for us on offense is protecting the ball. We turned it over way too many times last year.” —QB Philip Rivers, when asked how his unit can get better after surrendering the football 29 times in 2010 (16 fumbles, 13 interceptions). Slow starts transformed into disappointing journeys for the San Diego Chargers and [...]
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Chargers Win Wild Preseason Matchup With Cardinals 34-31
Billy Volek threw a 14-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to Bryan Walters in the waning seconds of the Chargers’ 34-31 preseason victory over the Cardinals. The Chargers trailed 31-20 before Darryl Gamble recovered a Richard Bartel fumble in the Cardinals’ end zone midway through the fourth quarter. With 3:11 remaining, Volek led San Diego on a [...]
Antonio Gates Placed on the Bolts PUP List
The Chargers have placed tight end Antonio Gates on the physically-unable-to-perform list, which allows him to do rehab work and take part in team meetings but not practice. Gates has plantar fasciitis in his right foot and has done sprints and agility works on a side field since training camp opened Thursday. Gates missed six [...]
TE Antonio Gates Gets Hitched
From: TMZ Chargers tight end Antonio Gates had one hell of a productive off-season — the future Hall-of-Famer just got married to his longtime girlfriend … and TMZ has the pics. Gates — who will probably be the #1 tight end drafted in your 2011 fantasy league — tied the knot to model-turned-business owner Sasha [...]
Chargers Get Three on the Pro Bowl Roster
Three Chargers were named to the Pro Bowl Tuesday night, as TE Antonio Gates and left guard Kris Dielman were named as starters. Quarterback Philip Rivers also is on the AFC roster as a backup. Gates made his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl despite missing five games with a torn right plantar fascia that occurred during [...]
Gates Misses Practice; Backs Off on Statement About Playing Sunday
The SD Union Tribune reports that TE Antonio Gates missed practice on Friday, and seems to be swaying about playing Sunday vs the Chiefs. Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, who has played through immense pain the past two games, backed off slightly from his proclamation earlier in the week that he would play in Sunday’s [...]
Gates Will Play Against Colts
If you’re a Chargers fan, you can now breathe a collective sigh of relief. According to multiple sources, tight end Antonio Gates will play tonight against the Indianapolis Colts. The receiving corp at this point includes Gates, Vincent Jackson, Malcom Floyd, and Legedu Naanee. Sounds good to me. About an hour from kick off, so [...]
Nine Chargers miss practice
ESPN’s AFC West blog reports that quite a few Chargers – 9 in fact, missed Wednesday’s practice as they get set for the Colts Sunday night. Four days before a crucial game in Indianapolis, nine players didn’t practice for San Diego on Wednesday. Once again, standout quarterback Philip Rivers saw many of his top weapons [...]
