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• Who are the No. 22-ranked 2025 NFL Draft prospects across the media big boards?

Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer and Michigan’s Colston Loveland headline players ranked No. 22 on various 2025 big boards. The Chargers are officially owners of the No. 22 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Today, we’re taking a look at a handful of players who are ranked No. 22 on various 2025 draft big boards from across the media. Let’s get i...2025
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• 3 winners, 2 losers from Chargers-Texans: Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson end 2024 season with a bang

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images A pair of safeties and the Chargers’ WR1 stood out in the team’s season finale against the Texans. I know winners and losers from the final game of the season may seem irrelevant, but we’re going to finish the season strong just like we would had we won. At the same time, there’s not much to say. Some people balled out, some did not. Let’s go ahead and see ...2025
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• 3 winners, 2 losers from Chargers-Texans: Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson end 2024 season with a bang

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images A pair of safeties and the Chargers’ WR1 stood out in the team’s season finale against the Texans. I know winners and losers from the final game of the season may seem irrelevant, but we’re going to finish the season strong just like we would had we won. At the same time, there’s not much to say. Some people balled out, some did not. Let’s go ahead and see ...2025
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• Chargers-Texans Game Recap: Bolts play their worst when their best was needed

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The Chargers could not capitalize on their early-game momentum as the offense crumbled leading to a 32-12 loss to the Texans. A lot of plays happen between the first whistle of a game and the very last, but most games can be summed up by just a handful of moments. Big, momentum-swinging, pivotal moments for either team, and sometimes games go simply the way...2025
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• Seahawks’ Leonard Williams denied All-Pro spot

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Seahawks were completely left off of the All-Pro first- and second-team. The Associated Press has submitted its NFL All-Pro first- and second-teams for the 2024 season, and there is not a single Seattle Seahawks player to be found. In fairness, there weren’t many viable candidates to begin with, but the obvious choice was defensive lineman Leonard Wil...2025
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• 6 Eagles players earn AP All-Pro team honors

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Two with first-team recognition and four with second-team designation. AP All-Pro voting results from a national panel of 50 media members were announced on Friday and six Philadelphia Eagles players made the team. Two Eagles players earned first-team All-Pro honors: Saquon Barkley and Zack Baun. Four Eagles players earned second-team All-Pro honors: A....2025
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• Chargers Daily Links: No Bolts on NFLPA’s Third Annual All-Pro Team

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Good morning, Chargers fans! The NFLPA put out their third All-Pro Team voted on by the players themselves and unfortunately no Chargers wound up earning a spot on the team. Arguably only two Chargers realistically had a shot this year in left tackle Rashawn Slater and safety Derwin James but nei...2025
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• Best and worst Chargers PFF grades vs. the Raiders: Herbert, QJ went crazy in Las Vegas

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Quentin Johnston had the game of his career against the Raiders, going off for 13 receptions and 186 yards. The Chargers finished strong by beating the Raiders 34-20 on the road in the regular season finale. Quentin Johnson came up big for his quarterback Justin Herbert and the two ended up leading the entire Chargers team with their respective grades. Let’s...2025
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• Chargers-Raiders Game Recap: Bolts lock up AFC’s No. 5 seed, beat Las Vegas 34-20

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images The Chargers can clinch the AFC’s No. 5 seed with a win over the Raiders in the 2024 season finale. Despite a slow start out of the gates, the Chargers finished the season on a high note, beating the Raiders 34-20 on the road in Allegiant Stadium, securing their first road win against the Raiders since the 2020 season. Most importantly, the Chargers locke...2025
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• Chargers activate S Alohi Gilman off injured reserve

Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alohi Gilman has missed the past five weeks with a hamstring injury. On Saturday afternoon, the Chargers announced they are activating safety Alohi Gilman off of injured reserve. The veteran safety has missed the past five weeks with a hamstring injury and currently carries a questionable tag going into Sunday’s season finale against t...2025
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• Chargers-Patriots Game Recap: McConkey makes team history in 40-7 beatdown of New England

Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images Justin Herbert, Ladd McConkey, and a host of other Chargers set career highs in 37-7 victory over the Patriots to clinch playoff berth. What a game to clinch a playoff berth for the Chargers. Justin Herbert, Ladd McConkey, and a host of other Bolts set new career highs — and even made some league history — in a 37-7 walloping of the Patriots on the roa...2024
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• Chargers-Broncos Inactives: S Elijah Molden, CB Cam Hart OUT

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images The Chargers will be without two key contributors in the secondary in Elijah Molden and Cam Hart. The Chargers are welcoming back veteran linebacker Denzel Perryman to the lineup this week after missing multiple games but on the other side, they’ll be without two secondary members in Elijah Molden and Cam Hart. Molden left Sunday’s game against the Bucs with a ...2024
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• Chiefs’ players and coaches are prepping to face an improved Chargers team

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Coaches and players give perspectives on Justin Herbert, offensive evolution, and defensive challenges In the Week 14 edition of “Sunday Night Football,” the (11-1) Kansas City Chiefs will take on the (8-4) Los Angeles Chargers. With a victory on Sunday, Kansas City will claim its ninth consecutive AFC West title. As their preparations for the game...2024
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• Chargers-Falcons Game Recap: Defense records 4 INTs as Bolts escape Atlanta 17-14

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Rookie cornerback Tarheeb Still picked off Kirk Cousins twice, including a 61-yard return for a touchdown, and the Chargers leave Atlanta with a 17-14 win over the Falcons. The Chargers offense got a big individual effort from rookie wideout Ladd McConkey (nine receptions, 117 yards) and an even larger performance from their defense that picked off quart...2024
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• Chargers-Broncos Game Recap: Justin Herbert, Bolts leave Denver with 23-16 win

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Justin Herbert and the Chargers rode a 20-0 halftime lead to a 23-16 victory over the Broncos on the road. The Chargers played their most-dominant first half of the season where they built a 20-0 lead at the half behind a resurgent passing attack coupled with a defense that recorded two takeaways from the Broncos offense. At halftime, Justin Herbert h...2024
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• Chargers Thursday Injury Report: Joe Alt, Junior Colson are full go

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Joe Alt and Junior Colson were both full participants on Thursday, along with numerous Chargers seeing improvements in their injury statuses. The Chargers began Week Six with a massive injury report that included 16 players. Fortunately I’m here to tell you that the report did not shrink in the amount of names but the statuses of the players have drastically i...2024
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• Chargers Filmroom: Derwin James is back

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Chargers’ star safety has had a rough time this season however he played at an elite level against the Denver Broncos in Week 17. Good Morning, Bolts From the Blue! The Chargers' star man in the secondary, Derwin James, is the highest paid safety in the league for a reason. Over his five seasons in powder blue Derwin's blend of cerebral play and at...2024
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• Chargers rookie Derwin James reportedly robbed at gunpoint
Los Angeles Chargers rookie Derwin James is officially a very wealthy man after he signed a four-year deal with his new team, and the defensive back has already gotten a glimpse of the challenges that can accompany having a lot of money.According to a report from TMZ, James and his uncle were robbed at gunpoint while they were leaving an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles last month. Two men allege...2018
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"On the first play of the Texans’ ensuing drive, wide receiver John Metchie was stripped by Alohi Gilman and the football was recovered by Derwin James at the Houston 33-yard line."

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"Chargers' Derwin James suspended one game without play for repeated violation of NFL's safety rules"

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"Ranking NFL's top 10 safeties of 2023: Derwin James, Minkah Fitzpatrick stand out as best of the best"

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"Chargers' Derwin James ejected for illegal hit vs. Colts' Ashton Dulin on 'Monday Night Football'"

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"Chargers convinced Derwin James will win CPOY and more from camp"

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"Chargers' Derwin James could be out several months after meniscus injury, per report"

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"Dalvin Cook and Derwin James have been close friends since they first met at Florida State"

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"Chargers safety Derwin James gives all military members a special shoutout on Veterans Day weekend"

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"FSU safety Derwin James, who is listed as the Number 3 overall prospect by ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr."

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"Florida State shuts down star safety Derwin James, could play in bowl game"

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• 6 Eagles players earn AP All-Pro team honors
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• Budda Baker named second team All Pro for 2024 season

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The safety is an All Pro once again. The 2024 AP All Pro selections will be announced soon, but they have released the voting and the Arizona Cardinals had only four players receive votes, with only one player making the All Pro team. Budda Baker will be a 2nd Team All Pro this season after what Darren Urban described so aptly: Budda Baker had a season t...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 1/10: Who will be back next season for our Seahawks?

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Read! In Today’s Links: Coach Macdonald feels good about his inaugural rookie class, our Seattle Seahawks continue their OC search, in earnest; what to do at QB1, mailbags and more. Dive in. We are just getting started. Thanks for being here. #np The Forest Awakes by St. Vincent and David Byrne Seahawks News Seahawks Offense: Which players will return in 2...2025
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• Chargers Daily Links: No Bolts on NFLPA’s Third Annual All-Pro Team
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• Derwin James calls Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase the ‘Best in the World’

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images High praise from the two-time First-Team All-Pro. Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase’s seven-catch, 75-yard, and two-touchdown performances in last Sunday Night’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers landed him heavy praise from one the NFL’s best defensive backs. Chargers safety Derwin James, a two-time First-Team All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowle...2024
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• Chargers Daily Links: Bolts 2024 win-loss record predicted to fall below .500

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Good morning, Chargers fans! Sitting on a 2-2 record through four weeks, the Chargers are working diligently through their bye week in hopes of rehabilitating and getting right enough to make a run during the final 13 games of the regular season. After the first month of the season, Bleac...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs graded B+ for performance against the Falcons

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, September 24 The latest NFL winners, losers of Week 3: Texans, Cowboys have sizable setbacks | USA Today WINNERS Chiefs find a way, again They were certainly aided by a clear defensive pass interference no-call and an abysmally slow-developing running play the Falcons called on the decisive fourth down, but Kansas City survived for a ...2024
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• Bengals News (9/24): Panic time in Cincinnati

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images No sugarcoating this. This season was full of promise, but it’s quickly turned into a nightmare. Bengals News Postgame Notes and Quotes: Commanders at BengalsBurrow completed 29-of-38 for 324 yards and three touchdowns and drew the Bengals deficit to 31-26 on his second touchdown pass of the night to wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase with 9:42 left. Ja'Marr Cha...2024
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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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• Chargers-Texans Game Recap: Bolts play their worst when their best was needed
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• 6 Eagles players earn AP All-Pro team honors
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• The Chiefs have 4 All-Pros for the 2024 NFL season

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Kansas City has three players on the first team and another on the second. The Associated Press has released the results of its annual voting for the 2024 NFL All-Pro team — with three Kansas City Chiefs players selected to the first team. The Chiefs had one player named to the second team. Defensive tackle Chris Jones, center Creed Humphrey and left guar...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 1/10: Who will be back next season for our Seahawks?
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• Best and worst Chargers PFF grades vs. the Raiders: Herbert, QJ went crazy in Las Vegas
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• Chargers-Raiders Game Recap: Bolts lock up AFC’s No. 5 seed, beat Las Vegas 34-20
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• Chargers-Patriots Game Recap: McConkey makes team history in 40-7 beatdown of New England
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• Chargers-Falcons Game Recap: Defense records 4 INTs as Bolts escape Atlanta 17-14
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• Chargers-Broncos Game Recap: Justin Herbert, Bolts leave Denver with 23-16 win
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• 3 winners, 2 losers from Chargers-Texans: Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson end 2024 season with a bang
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• 3 winners, 2 losers from Chargers-Texans: Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson end 2024 season with a bang
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• Chargers-Texans Game Recap: Bolts play their worst when their best was needed
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• Chargers-Raiders Game Recap: Bolts lock up AFC’s No. 5 seed, beat Las Vegas 34-20
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• Chargers-Patriots Game Recap: McConkey makes team history in 40-7 beatdown of New England
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• Derwin James calls Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase the ‘Best in the World’
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• Chargers-Broncos Game Recap: Justin Herbert, Bolts leave Denver with 23-16 win
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• Chargers Power Rankings Roundup: Rash of injuries sink Bolts

Barry Reeger-Imagn Images The Chargers did not just lose their game against the Steelers on Sunday. They also lost five former first-round picks, including Justin Herbert, due to either an injury or suspension. The Chargers lost 20-10 on the road in Pittsburgh on Sunday but somehow that wasn’t the worst news to come out of the day. In that same game, the Chargers lost Justin Herbert, Joe A...2024
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• Chargers Power Rankings Roundup: Bolts see moderate rise following 1-0 start

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Chargers won an ugly game against the divisional rival Raiders to move to 1-0 on the season and their double-digit win margin helped boost them in this week’s power rankings. The Chargers beat the Raiders 22-10 on Sunday in a classic Jim Harbaugh performance where they won with smothering defensive play and a run game that wouldn’t quit. Ultimately, the ...2024
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• Assessing the scheme fits for the Chargers’ head coach candidates - Part 1: Defense

https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/121540/harbaugh-riley-chryst-reuinte-in-big-ten-better-from-san-diego-experience BFTB take a look at how well each of the head coaching candidates’ defensive schemes will fit in with the Chargers’ 2024 roster. Good Afternoon, Bolts From the Blue! As the Chargers search for their next head coach there are some big considerations to keep prominent, ...2024
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• Ranking NFL's top 10 safeties of 2023: Derwin James, Minkah Fitzpatrick stand out as best of the best

The top 10 safeties in the NFL based on performance, versatility and more...2023
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• Chargers' Derwin James suspended one game without play for repeated violation of NFL's safety rules

James committed a "serious violation of the playing rules" Sunday...2024
• Chargers' Derwin James ejected for illegal hit vs. Colts' Ashton Dulin on 'Monday Night Football'

James led with his helmet to take down the WR...2022
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• Source: Chargers star James gets historic deal

Derwin James and the Chargers have agreed on a four-year, $76.4 million extension that makes him the highest-paid safety in NFL history, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter....2022
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• Chargers name final 53-man roster ahead of 2023 season opener

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Two undrafted free agents make the Chargers’ final 53-man roster The Chargers have officially announced their initial 53-man roster. The list comes with a handful of surprises, including the additions of two undrafted free agents in running back Elijah Dotson and safety AJ Finley. For your viewing pleasure, here’s the entire 53-man roster as reported by the ...2023
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• Chargers sign All-Pro Derwin James to four-year, $76M extension, making him NFL's highest-paid safety

The deal pays over $19M per year in new money...2022
• Harbaugh disappointed NFL suspended James
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Wednesday that he was disappointed and disagreed with the NFL's decision to suspend safety Derwin James Jr....2024
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• Chargers' Derwin James could be out several months after meniscus injury, per report
The Pro Bowler also missed most of 2019 with a foot injury...2020

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• 3 winners, 2 losers from Chargers-Texans: Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson end 2024 season with a bang
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• 3 winners, 2 losers from Chargers-Texans: Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson end 2024 season with a bang
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• Seahawks’ Leonard Williams denied All-Pro spot
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• 6 Eagles players earn AP All-Pro team honors
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• Derwin James named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Derwin James stuffed the stat sheet in December for the Chargers, culminating in a Defensive Player of the Month award. On Thursday morning, the NFL announced that Chargers safety Derwin James was named Defensive Player of the Month for December, joining Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams as the NFC’s counterpart. James has started 16 games t...2025
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• Chargers Daily Links: No Bolts on NFLPA’s Third Annual All-Pro Team
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• Best and worst Chargers PFF grades vs. the Raiders: Herbert, QJ went crazy in Las Vegas
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• Chargers-Raiders Game Recap: Bolts lock up AFC’s No. 5 seed, beat Las Vegas 34-20
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• 6 Eagles players earn AP All-Pro team honors
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• Arrowheadlines: Travis Kelce isn’t concerned about lack of production

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Thursday, September 26 The latest Chiefs’ Travis Kelce ‘not worried’ about early struggles this season | The Athletic “I’ve had a lot of catches in this league, man. I’m not worried about the catches and the yards and all that,” Kelce said. “I have the most fun when the ball is thrown my way, who doesn’t? It has everything to do with executio...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs graded B+ for performance against the Falcons
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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-Vikings Game Recap: Herbert, Allen cook up history in 28-24 win over Vikings

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Justin Herbert and Keenan Allen combined for 18 catches and 215 receiving yards in what became one of the most-entertaining games of the young 2023 season. Chargers-Vikings was everything you would have expected: Plenty of points Back-breaking penalties Injuries Mind-numbing turnovers Plays that left your mouth open Before the final buzzer sounded, y...2023
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