All Entries in the "San Diego Chargers" Category
Chargers Sign WR Richard Goodman to Futures Contract
The San Diego Chargers announced the signing of wide receiver Richard Goodman to a “Reserve/Futures” contract. Originally signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent out of Florida State last April, the 6-0, 189-pound Goodman spent much of his rookie season on the team’s practice squad. Active for three games, Goodman caught one pass [...]
Chargers Hire Tight Ends Coach
San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner announced the addition of Jason Michael to his coaching staff. Michael will coach tight ends, replacing Rob Chudzinski, who left the club to take the offensive coordinator position with the Carolina Panthers. Michaels previously coached tight ends at the University of Tennessee during the 2008 season. Michael has [...]
Chargers Sign P Ricky Schmitt to Futures Deal
The San Diego Chargers have signed left-footed punter Ricky Schmitt to a “Reserve/Futures” contract, a source confirmed on Thursday. Schmitt (6-3, 210) played his college ball at Shepherd, a Division II school in West Virginia. Undrafted, Schmitt has had stints with the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders, and Tennessee Titans. Schmitt [...]
Chargers Reduce Price on 6,500 Season Tickets
The San Diego Chargers have lowered the price on 6,500 season tickets, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. “We feel this new pricing gives us the best chance to sell out every home game,” Chargers Executive Vice-President A.G. Spanos said on Tuesday. End zone seats in the View level, which comprise just over [...]
Chargers Name Greg Manusky Defensive Coordinator
The San Diego Chargers have hired Greg Manusky to coordinate their defense, the team announced on Friday. Manusky replaces Ron Rivera, who left the team to take the Carolina Panthers’ head coaching position. “I think the organization is top-notch,” Manusky said. “Talking with Norv (Turner) and knowing what his desires are as a head football [...]
Charges Dropped Against Kevin Ellison
Drug possession charges against free agent safety Kevin Ellison were dropped recently, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Ellison was arrested last May in Redondo Beach, California after 100 Vicodin tablets were discovered in his car when he was stopped for speeding. A 2009 sixth-round pick (189th overall) out of USC by the [...]
Chargers Hire ST Coach Rich Bisaccia
Poor special teams play is the primary reason the San Diego Chargers, who ranked 1st in total offense and defense yet finished 9-7 in 2010, are not in the playoffs for the first time since 2005. San Diego fired special teams coach Steve Crosby on “Black Monday”, and Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune [...]
Chargers Sign TE, Safety to Future Contracts
The San Diego Chargers have signed tight end/fullback Dennis Morris and safety C.J. Wallace to “Reserve/Future” contracts, a league source said on Tuesday. Morris (6-1, 253) played tight end and fullback during his career at Louisiana Tech, catching 70 passes for 1,144 yards and 16 touchdowns. Selected in the sixth-round last April by the St. [...]
Chargers Are Rooting For the Jets
Though they’d prefer to be in the post-season themselves, the San Diego Chargers will be watching Saturday night’s New York Jets-Indianapolis Colts Wild Card Playoff game with a vested interest. Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com reports that if the Jets knock off the Colts to advance to the Divisional Playoffs round, the conditional 2011 third-round pick [...]
Chargers Place Tolbert, Cooper on IR
The San Diego Chargers announced that running back Mike Tolbert and linebacker Stephen Cooper have been placed on injured reserve. Running back Curtis Brinkley and linebacker Darry Beckwith have been signed off the team’s practice squad. Cooper averaged over 100 tackles between 2007-09, but injuries have limited the 6-1, 235-pound inside linebacker to 12 games, [...]
Chargers TE Antonio Gates Placed on IR
The San Diego Chargers announced that seven-time Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates has been placed on injured reserve. Gates has missed the last three weeks with a painful foot injury that was expected to sideline for the remainder of the regular season, and perhaps post-season, had the Chargers advanced. San Diego was eliminated from [...]
Chargers Sign LB Brandon Moore
The San Diego Chargers announced the signing of free agent linebacker Brandon Moore. Moore, 31, started 26 of the 88 games he played for the San Francisco 49ers between 2002-07, totaling 242 tackles, 15 quarterback sacks, and an interception. Moore hasn’t appeared in an NFL game since the 2007 season, and was last on an [...]
Week 16 NFL Playoff Scenarios
Thus far, four teams have clinched playoff spots–two in each conference–with the Chicago Bears the only team to have clinched it’s division. Here are the rest of the playoff, division, and homefield advantage clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2010 regular season: AFC New England Patriots have clinched a playoff spot and can clinch [...]
Chargers May Use Franchise Tag on Vincent Jackson
As noted in this morning’s spin around the NFL, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports the San Diego Chargers won’t sign wide receiver Vincent Jackson to a long-term contract, but are considering using the franchise tag on him. Jackson’s agents are believed to be seeking a Brandon Marshall-sized contract–5-years, ~$50 million with $12.5 [...]
Chargers Hope to Retain Mike Tolbert
The San Diego Chargers are trying to retain running back Mike Tolbert, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Acee adds that the Chargers have not made an offer, but that the teams sides have engaged in preliminary talks about keeping the 5-9, 243-pound Tolbert in the team’s backfield. After an off-season where the [...]
