Chris Chambers Believes Teams Knowledge of Personal Problems Cost Him His Job

Unlike Mike Leach with his players, Chris Chambers doesn't want to pin the blame on a woman for his diminished output during the two years he spent with the Chargers. However, he is claiming that the Chargers might have used a tumultuous personal relationship as a pretext for letting him go. But, in a phone conversation after he was released, Chambers (who is recently divorced) said he believes some off-field issues played into his release -- specifically a relationship with a woman sources on the team believed may have had a negative impact on his performance. Chambers thinks any such determination would be unjust. "I thought the team gave up on me a little quick for factors that don't have to deal with football," he said. "I guess it created a distraction upstairs. I kept my head on straight. We all go through things. I did my best to not have my personal life and football clash. They know a little too much of my life, and they used it against me.&q...