CHARGERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The San Diego Chargers forced seven fumbles last season, which was tied for last in the NFL.  San Diego was tied for 13th in team interceptions and ranked 13th in pass defense, but opponents threw the ball 30 times per game against them, which was the third fewest pass attempts against a team.  This makes the ranking of their pass defense overrated.  Eric Weddle was tied for the...

The San Diego Chargers looked like Super Bowl contenders during the 2006, 2007 and 2009 seasons.  San Diego finished the 2006 NFL season with a 14-2 record, but lost their only playoff game to the New England Patriots. LaDainian Tomlinson looked like a man on a mission that game as he had 23 carries for 123 yards and two touchdowns.  The defense forced Tom Brady into three interceptions...

Vincent Brown was the 18th pick in round three of the 2011 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.  Brown appeared in 12 games last season including four starts leading to 19 receptions, 329 yards and two touchdowns.  If Brown played in all 16 games, he was on pace for 25 receptions, 439 yards and three touchdowns.  San Diego lost Vincent Jackson in free agency to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

Perhaps the worst kept secret in all of sports is that the NFL is a quarterback driven league.  Look at the names of the winning quarterbacks in the Super Bowls since 2004:  Eli, Rodgers, Brees, Big Ben, Eli, Peyton, Big Ben, Brady, Brady. The one name missing from that list is Philip Rivers. Since his [...]

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said that wide receiver Robert Meachem, who had his right knee scope earlier in the offseason, is participating fully in the team’s offseason workouts. “Oh yeah, he looks real good,” Rivers said. “He’s running around and picking up the offense super fast.” Rivers added, “Meachem is learning new stuff, but now we are getting to where...

Veteran quarterback Phillip Rivers and perennial Pro-Bowler Antonio Gates will power an offense that has been able to put points on the board consistently since the former arrived in San Diego in 2004. It is true that Gates has been slowed by injury in the past few years, but he recently said that he is back to full form. His route running skills and incredible knack for finding...

The Chargers lost backup running back Mike Tolbert behind Ryan Mathews this offseason and have yet to sign a replacement. It’s possible that they are fine with making Ryan Mathews a true feature back for the first time in his 3 year career, as well as giving backup Curtis Brinkley more carries and running more than normal with fullback Le’Ron McClain, one of the league’s best...

Charles Sollers, a photographer from Missouri for Rivals.com has created a new concept design for the Denver Broncos helmets. Also featured are the new Nike Pro Combat uniform designs by Brandon Moore. Could you imagine Philip Rivers or Ryan Matthews wearing this? By now you have probably seen some of Sollers work as he also has provided numerous images of college helmets and...

Antonio Gates was once one of if not the best tight ends in the league, but injuries have slowed him in the past 2 years, though 114 catches for 1560 yards and 17 touchdowns in 23 less than 100% games is not too shabby. Head Coach Norv Turner said today that Gates is back to his pre-injury form, though that should be taken with a grain of salt. Coaches often talk up their own players...

It has been a rough couple of years for Chargers tight end Antonio Gates. He missed six games in 2010 and three games, along with parts of others, last year because of a foot injury. He’s still been productive — 17 touchdown catches — but his presence in the lineup has been missed for the last two seasons. Gates has been very positive recently about the progress the injury...

Ryan Matthews came to the San Diego Chargers with tons of hype; the team traded up to to pick him with the 12th overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft, yet to this point his career has been solid but not spectacular. However, all that is going to change as Matthews is primed for a breakout season in 2012. The former Fresno State star has been productive in his first two NFL seasons...

A San Diego restaurant opened by Junior Seau in 1996 has closed its doors two weeks after the NFL star's suicide. Trustees of Seau's estate say they made the decision to close Seau's The Restaurant in Mission Valley on Wednesday. Trustee Bette Hoffman says in a statement that the decision to close the restaurant was made to honor Seau's legacy. She also says trustees...

Police say a thief burglarized the garage of Junior Seau's Oceanside, Calif., home days after the former NFL star's suicide. A burglar crawled through a doggy door into Seau's garage at about 2 p.m. on May 7. Lt. Leonard Mata tells the North County Times (http://bit.ly/IWuGZe) that the crook rummaged through cabinets and stole a $500 bicycle belonging to a friend of...

If you believe in curses this will probably freak you out. It appears to just be a coincidence, but definitely a tragic one. Linebacker David Griggs, who died in a car crash in June 1995 — just months after he played in the Super Bowl. Running back Rodney Culver and his wife were killed when ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Florida Everglades in May 1996. Linebacker...

If the 2012 free agency period thus far is any indication as to the upcoming season for the San Diego Chargers then Bolt fans can bank on another disappointing year.  Following the Chargers 2011 season finale victory against the Oakland Raiders, amidst swirling speculation that head coach Norv Turner would be fired, quarterback Philip Rivers