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• This photo from Chargers practice is straight out of a dystopian movie

The devastating LA wild fires impacted the Chargers at practice before the NFL Playoffs. The Los Angeles Chargers are preparing for a playoff game on Sunday when they go on the road to take on the Houston Texans. Somehow, the Chargers will have to play the biggest game of their season as their home city is being ripped apart by wild fires. LA has taken on an apocalyptical feel this week as devasta...2025
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• Chargers-Raiders Inactives: Rashawn Slater will sit in regular season finale

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Chargers will rest their starting left tackle in the season finale in preparation for the playoffs. The Chargers released their inactives for today’s game against the Raiders and there’s just one name that might be a surprise to fans. Left tackle Rashawn Slater was included among the team’s seven inactives as a surprised scratch without any hint of th...2025
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• Chargers open RB J.K. Dobbins’ 21-day practice window

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins could be in line to return for the final two games of the regular season after missing the past month with a leg injury. On Monday, Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters that the team is opening the 21-day practice window for running back J.K. Dobbins. Dobbins has missed the past four games after suffering a lower-body...2024
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• Chargers-Broncos Final Injury Report: CB Cam Hart OUT, S Elijah Molden doubtful

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Chargers are likely without starting safety Elijah Molden against the Broncos due to a knee injury. The Chargers dropped their final injury report of the short week. Let’s take a look, shall we? First up, tight end Will Dissly and cornerback Cam Hart are both ruled out for Sunday’s game. Dissly is still dealing with a shoulder injury he suffered against t...2024
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• Chargers-Buccaneers Thursday Injury Report: Justin Herbert limited at practice

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Justin Herbert returned to practice after missing Wednesday with an ankle sprain. If Wednesday’s injury report for the Chargers caused you to look away, Thursday’s injury report will have you doing the opposite. After sitting out of practice due to a slew of left leg injuries, quarterback Justin Herbert returned to the field today in a limited fashion. Fortunately...2024
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• Chargers-Titans Inactives: Khalil Mack active despite logging zero practices

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images The Chargers’ best defender will be active after logging zero practice time through the week. The Chargers will be without starting right guard Trey Pipkins (ankle) this week as the veteran is one of seven players list among the team’s inactives against the Titans. In his place, expect either Jamaree Salyer or Sam Mustipher to earn the start. On defense, the...2024
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• Chargers-Broncos Final Injury Report: CB Cam Hart OUT, S Elijah Molden doubtful
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• Chargers-Buccaneers Thursday Injury Report: Justin Herbert limited at practice
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• Week 6: Chargers at Broncos - Live Updates

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images We have all of your updates from today’s game between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers in Week 6. The Denver Broncos have turned their 0-2 start into a 3-2 record with an opportunity to plant themselves firmly in the AFC conversation with a home win today against the 2-2 Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers looked really good to start the season, but dropp...2024
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• Chargers Daily Links: Rashawn Slater, Joey Bosa practice updates

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Good morning, Chargers fans! On Monday afternoon, the Chargers hit the practice field for a light session as prep for the Broncos got underway. Per Daniel Popper of The Athletic, left tackle Rashawn Slater, who missed the past 1.5 games, was seen stretching with the team at the start of pra...2024
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• Chargers WR D.J. Chark eligible to return from IR, did not practice Wednesday

Kara Durrette/Getty Images Chargers wide receiver D.J. Chark is now eligible to return from IR after missing the first four games of the season. For the first time during their Week five bye, the Chargers hit the practice field on Wednesday. This is the first step in seeing just how reasonable it is to believe the the Chargers could be much healthier following the extended break between ga...2024
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• Chargers sign S Tony Jefferson, add OL Braden Daniels to practice squad

Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images The Chargers have signed Tony Jefferson to the active roster while Derwin James serves his one-game suspension. On Thursday afternoon, the Chargers made a pair of moves with the roster ahead of Sunday’s game. First, the Chargers are signing safety Tony Jefferson to the active roster from the practice squad. Jefferson will replace Derwin James on the roster as he f...2024
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• Chargers OL could look very different vs. Chiefs

Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Without Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt, the Chargers offensive line could have a completely different look against the Chiefs. It’s looking more and more like the Chargers will be without starting offensive tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt against the Chiefs this week. There’s also now a chance that they’ll also be without starting right guard Trey Pipkins after he sh...2024
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• Justin Herbert ‘progressing’, out of walking boot Wednesday

Barry Reeger-Imagn Images After leaving Pittsburgh with a walking boot, Herbert is now out of it and his X-rays showed “progress” according to Jim Harbaugh. Justin Herbert fought through a high ankle sprain he suffered in Week Two against the Panthers so he could take the field this past Sunday in Pittsburgh in the hopes of giving the Chargers the best chance to beat the Steelers and reach...2024
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• Chargers Daily Links: Rashawn Slater, Joey Bosa practice updates
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• Derwin James suspended 1 game for unnecessary roughness penalty vs. Steelers

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images After leading the NFL in unnecessary roughness penalties in 2023, Derwin James is now being suspended one game after being flagged for another hit against the Steelers. The Chargers could be without another starting player this week against the Chiefs as safety Derwin James has reportedly been suspended one game without pay for his unnecessary roughness penalt...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Carson Steele’s family watching his first NFL start

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, September 23 The latest Carson Steele’s Family Watching His First Chiefs Start vs. Falcons Was a Special Moment | SI.com What a special moment. Carson’s sister reportedly sent out a save-the-date invitation over a year ago, and Carson was meant to be a groomsman at her wedding. However, the Chiefs running back was clearly nee...2024
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• Joey Bosa 2 sacks away from passing Shaun Phillips for 2nd most in Chargers history

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Ahead of Sunday’s game against the Panthers, Joey Bosa sits just 1.5 sacks behind former Chargers outside linebacker Shaun Phillips for second most sacks in franchise history. Joey Bosa reminded the entirety of the NFL that he’s still one of the elite edge rushers and defensive playmakers in the league with his widely-impactful performances against the Raiders in Wee...2024
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• 3 Chargers to watch against the Rams

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kimani Vidal did not play against the Seahawks for unknown reasons, but he should be back and suited up against the Rams. The Chargers’ first preseason game was a dud. A wet sock, if you will. There really wasn’t much to be excited about with most of the underwhelming play coming from the offensive side of the ball. But this is a new...2024
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• Time to worry about Rams offense after Chargers dominate joint practice?

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Can LA’s offensive struggles be chalked up to OL injuries, or are there deeper concerns? There’s been more bad news than good news to start training camp and the 2024 preseason for the Los Angeles Rams. The injury bug has struck in the early days, and it’s been concentrated at specific positions such as offensive line and cornerback. The Rams felt th...2024
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• Chargers Select Michigan WR Cornelius Johnson

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Los Angeles Chargers have added another Michigan player, this time receiver Cornelius Johnson. This marks the third pass-catcher the team has added to supplement their thin receiving group. The Los Angeles Chargers fulfilled our prediction of selecting two Wolverines in this year’s draft by selecting Michigan wide receiver Cornelius Johnson with the 253rd ...2024
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• Why the Chargers selected Troy RB Kimani Vidal

Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images Kimani Vidal was a workhorse during his time at Troy, ending his career with over 4,000 rushing yards. With the 181st pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chargers selected Troy running back Kimani Vidal. After losing both Austin Ekeler and Joshua Kelley earlier this offseason, the Chargers have now added Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins, and Vidal to a room that ...2024
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• Why the Chargers selected CB Cam Hart

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Cam Hart gives the Chargers a lengthy cornerback on the outside for defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. With the 140th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chargers selected Notre Dame cornerback Cam Hart. Just three picks after taking Maryland cornerback Tarheeb Still, the Bolts double-dip at a premium position to quickly fill their cornerbac...2024
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• Joey Bosa 2 sacks away from passing Shaun Phillips for 2nd most in Chargers history
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• Keenan Allen traded to Bears for a 4th round pick

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images This news hurts real, real bad Adam Shefter and Jay Glazer have reported that Keenan Allen has been traded to Bears for only a fourth round pick. Chargers are trading WR Keenan Allen to the Bears for a fourth-round pick, as @JayGlazer reported.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 15, 2024 This is pretty devasting news for Chargers fans. Keenan A...2024
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• Rams haven’t been spending on outside free agents; will that change this week?

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Rams have had the second-least amount of value added through free agency in recent years In an article by The Athletic’s Daniel Popper this week on the best and worst free agency spenders of recent offseasons, the Los Angeles Rams surprisingly ranked 31st in the league in total AV (Adjusted Value) added through outside free agents since 2020. Only the Gree...2024
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• Chargers Daily Links: NFL Scouting Combine Day 1 Results

Jim Harbaugh at the NFL Scouting Combine 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. The NFL Scouting Combine’s testing period got off to a wild start as the defensive lineman and linebackers took the field in Indianapolis. Good morning, Chargers fans! As we move from February into March this means two things to every football fan; the NFL Dra...2024
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• Chargers Daily Links: How to scout draft prospects

Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Good morning, Chargers fans! The way in which opinions vary so wildly on how to rank draft prospects comes from the varying ways in which people scout them. I began my education in what to look for when I first listened to the Move The Sticks podcast with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks over a decade ago. The dynamic pair of former s...2024
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• The DC Report: Is Dennard Wilson the defensive coordinator the Rams need?

Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images Could Dennard Wilson return to the Rams as the defensive coordinator The Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay are in the midst of a defensive coordinator search after losing Raheem Morris to the Atlanta Falcons. For each coach that the Rams interview, I’ll be doing an in-depth analysis on what each coach brings. The first installment of this series b...2024
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• The DC Report: Should Rams give Brandon Staley a second chance?

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Should the Rams be the team that gives Brandon Staley a second chance? The Los Angeles Rams are currently in search for a new defensive coordinator. It will be Sean McVay’s fourth defensive coordinator hire in four seasons following Raheem Morris’ departure. One popular name that will get brought up in the Rams coordinator search is former Los Angeles Char...2024
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• Chargers Daily Links: Tom Telesco under scrutiny for lackluster roster depth, performance

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Daniel Popper investigates how much of the blame Tom Telesco should carry for this underperforming roster Good Morning, Bolts From the Blue. Daniel Popper has provided another excellent article for Chargers fans to digest. There is definitely blood in the water at the Costa Mesa facility, and Popper is certainly circling and feasting on it. It’s hard to c...2023
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• Chargers Daily Links: November 19th, 2023 - the day Brandon Staley signed his walking papers

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Brandon Staley claims responsibility while denying accountability for the team’s defensive woes. Good Morning, Bolts From the Blue. In 2020, the Los Angeles Chargers entered Week 14 with an ugly 3-9 record despite some stellar play from their stud rookie quarterback, Justin Herbert. Anthony ...2023
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• Pistons Notes: Gores, Ivey, Duren, Holland
Pistons owner Tom Gores has agreed to become a part owner of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers. He is purchasing a 27% stake in the franchise, Daniel Popper of The Athletic relays. The agreement is subject to approval by NFL owners next month. If the deal goes through, the Spanos family would still control 69% […]...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Carson Steele’s family watching his first NFL start
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• Best and worst Chargers PFF grades vs. the Raiders

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Joey Bosa looked like his prime self in a dominating performance against the Raiders that earned him the highest PFF grade for the Chargers. Being back in the regular season means we’re back to reviewing the best and worst Pro Football grades for the Chargers every Tuesday. The Bolts won 22-10 on Sunday afternoon at home over the Raiders and I don’t thin...2024
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• Time to worry about Rams offense after Chargers dominate joint practice?
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• The DC Report: Is Dennard Wilson the defensive coordinator the Rams need?
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• Which head coach opening is the best fit for Raheem Morris?

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports With Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots mutually parting ways, it makes for eight open head coach positions in the NFL. Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris has already been requested for interviews by four of those teams. Morris is a hot candidate given what he’s done with the Rams defense this season. This might finally be the time that...2024
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• Corey Linsley ‘99 percent’ likely to retire due to heart condition

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Chargers former All-Pro center is likely calling it quits after 10 seasons in the NFL. Following the Chargers’ dramatic win over the Vikings in Week Three, the news came out that Corey Linsley had discovered he was afflicted with a non-emergent heart condition that would sideline him for the foreseeable future. Fast-forward to the end of the regu...2024
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• Chargers sign Max Duggan to active roster, slated to back up Easton Stick

Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images The Chargers’ seventh round rookie quarterback reunites with Quentin Johnston and Deruis Davis on the active roster The Chargers have made a flurry of moves today following the news that Justin Herbert will hit the IR for the remainder of the season as he recovers from surgery on his broken index finger. An move that comes as littl...2023
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• Brandon Staley admits he doesn’t believe Corey Linsley will return this season

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Staley gave a less-than-optimistic outlook on Corey Linsley’s return Wednesday afternoon, Brandon Staley gave an answer that many fans have been expecting to hear for weeks now. When asked about the possibility of Corey Linsley’s return to the active roster, he gave the most direct answer we’ve heard all season. Brandon Staley said he doesn’t think Corey ...2023
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• J.C. Jackson defying the odds with speedy recovery
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Many fans assumed Jackson would start the season on the PUP, but he aims to be ready for the start of the season. The Chargers beloved social media team released an extremely intriguing clip today. It’s another installment in what has been one of the club’s most inspirational storylines to follow this past year. return of the real pic.twitter.com/pSMV...2023
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• Chargers newly-signed S Jaylinn Hawkins carted off field in first practice

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Chargers can’t catch a break at a position being ravaged by injuries. The Chargers cannot seem to catch a break. On Thursday afternoon, The Athletic’s Daniel Popper reported that safety Jaylinn Hawkins, whom the Chargers signed just a day ago, was carted off the field with an unspecified injury in his first practice with the team. Th...2023
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• Chargers sign Max Duggan to active roster, slated to back up Easton Stick
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• Mike Pouncey cleared to return from neck injury
Chargers center Mike Pouncey played in just five games last year because of a neck injury. But he’s good to go for 2020. Pouncey told reporters today that he has been cleared to return and will be good to go whenever NFL players get back to work. “I feel great,” he said, via Daniel Popper [more]...2020
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• Sebastian Joseph-Day returning to practice following quad contusion

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Joseph-Day has missed every practice this week but looks to be healthy enough for a return on Thursday. This past Saturday, The Athletic’s Daniel Popper reported that defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day was set to miss some time due to a quad injury. The Chargers’ starter up front wound up missing the team’s scrimmage on Sunday and has yet to suit up for ...2023
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• DT Sebastian Joseph-Day to miss time with quad injury

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Joseph-Day has missed 11 games over the past two seasons to injury. As we inch closer and closer to the Chargers’ first preseason game of 2023, some injuries and other ailments are starting to stack up. According to The Athletic’s Daniel Popper, defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day will “miss some time” with a quad injury he sustained during Friday’s pract...2023
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• This photo from Chargers practice is straight out of a dystopian movie
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• Chargers-Raiders Inactives: Rashawn Slater will sit in regular season finale
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• Chargers open RB J.K. Dobbins’ 21-day practice window
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• Chargers-Broncos Final Injury Report: CB Cam Hart OUT, S Elijah Molden doubtful
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• Week 6: Chargers at Broncos - Live Updates
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• Derwin James suspended 1 game for unnecessary roughness penalty vs. Steelers
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• Arrowheadlines: Carson Steele’s family watching his first NFL start
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• Derwin James, Joey Bosa among Chargers missing second practice of the week

Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Derwin James, Joey Bosa, and DJ Chark are all missing a second consecutive practice as the Chargers prepare for the preseason finale in Dallas. For the second consecutive practice this week, the Chargers will be without stars Derwin James and Joey Bosa. As far as we know, neither are suffering from severe injuries and it’s likely both are just “working through ...2024
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• Chargers News: Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa took pay cuts with their restructures

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Did Khalil Mack pull the ultimate team-player move? More details have emerged from the Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack restructures, and it shed some very positive light on two decisions that left fans initially scratching their heads. Tom Pelissero provided an update on Twitter that not only Mack and Bosa both restructured, they agreed to take pay cuts before...2024
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• Brandon Staley admits he doesn’t believe Corey Linsley will return this season
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• Robby Anderson pleads not guilty on charges from January arrest
On Monday, Jets receiver Robby Anderson entered a written plea of not guilty on nine charges stemming from his January 19 arrest in Sunrise, Fla., Daniel Popper of the New York Daily News reports. The charges include three felonies: second-degree felony harm to a public servant or family, third-degree felony fleeing/eluding police while lights/siren active and third-degree felony speeding. After b...2018
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