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| Chargers missing 4 stars as camp hits high gear |
NFL Football |
07/30/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -The San Diego Chargers didn't have perfect attendance Friday for their first two full-squad practices of training camp. Running back Ryan Mathews, the heir apparent to LaDainian Tomlinson, hasn't signed a contract yet and has missed five practices. He missed three practices earlier this week for rookies and selected veterans. Mathews was the 12th overall pick. The players picked on either side of him, San Francisco's Anthony Davis and Philadelphia's Brandon Graham, both agreed to deals on F |
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| Chargers missing 4 stars at 1st full-squad workout |
NFL Football |
07/30/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -The San Diego Chargers are going through their first full-squad practice of training camp without four star players. Running back Ryan Mathews, the heir apparent to LaDainian Tomlinson, hasn't signed a contract yet. He missed three practices earlier this week for rookies and selected veterans. Also missing are outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, left tackle Marcus McNeill and Pro Bowl wide receiver Vincent Jackson. They are unhappy about their status as restricted free agents. Merriman li |
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| Mercury Morris sues over NFL retirement benefits |
NFL Football |
07/29/2010 |
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| NFL Retirement Board is jointly administered by the NFL and NFL Player's Association. An NFL spokesman declined comment, and a message left for the union late Thursday was not immediately returned. Morris played eight seasons for the Dolphins and San Diego Chargers - most notably as a member of Miami's 1972 undefeated championship team.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed with |
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| 2010 NFL Training Camp Dates |
NFL Football |
07/29/2010 |
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| Foxborough, Mass., July 25/July 28. NEW YORK JETS - Cortland State, Cortland, N.Y., July 29/Aug. 1. OAKLAND RAIDERS - Napa Valley Marriott, Napa, Calif., both July 28. PITTSBURGH STEELERS - Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa., both July 30. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - Chargers Park, San Diego, July 25/July 30. TENNESSEE TITANS - Baptist Sports Park, Nashville, Tenn., both July 31.National Football Conference ARIZONA CARDINALS - Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, Ariz., both July 30. ATLANTA FALCONS - Falcons |
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| Gates gets $36M contract extension from Chargers |
Headlines |
07/28/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -Antonio Gates has caught plenty of big passes for the San Diego Chargers, and on Wednesday he hauled in the biggest contract ever given to an NFL tight end. Gates agreed to a $36.175 million, five-year contract extension, with $20.4 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with the deal, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the figures weren't released. The deal averages $7.235 million per season from 2011-15. A college basketball star at Kent State, Gates blossomed fro |
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| Gates gets $36M contract extension from Bolts |
NFL Football |
07/28/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -Antonio Gates has agreed to a $36.175 million, five-year contract extension with the San Diego Chargers, making him the NFL's highest-paid tight end. The contract guarantees the Pro Bowler $20.4 million, according to a person familiar with the deal, who spoke Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the figures weren't released. The deal averages $7.235 million per season from 2011-15. Gates blossomed from a rookie free agent to a superstar who is a three-time All-Pro and six-time Pr |
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| Chargers open camp without RB Mathews |
Headlines |
07/26/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -The San Diego Chargers have opened training camp without first-round pick Ryan Mathews. Mathews, the heir apparent to LaDainian Tomlinson, is San Diego's only draft pick who hasn't signed a contract. He was taken with the 12th pick overall out of Fresno State. Rookies and selected veterans will practice through Thursday, when the rest of the veterans are due to report. The first full-squad practice will be Friday. Pro Bowl wide receiver Vincent Jackson and left tackle Marcus McNeill are e |
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| Pharmaceutical company defends Chargers doctor |
Headlines |
07/22/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - A pharmacy that provided controlled substances to the San Diego Chargers and other NFL teams has defended a Chargers doctor being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. An attorney for RSF Pharmaceuticals says in a statement that Dr. David Chao did not write prescriptions for himself that were filled by the company, and that drugs provided to the Chargers were for use by the team's medical staff to treat players. DEA agents learned Chao apparently had written at least 108 dru |
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| Turner: Chargers could be best in his 4 seasons |
NFL Football |
07/22/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -Norv Turner thinks this season's San Diego Chargers can be the best team in his four seasons as head coach. Turner bases his hopes on quarterback Philip Rivers, a defense that he says has made big improvements and a commitment to make the Chargers a better running team in the post-LaDainian Tomlinson era. Rookies and some veterans are due to report on Sunday, with their first training camp practice on Monday morning. The first full-squad practice will be July 30. Turner is optimistic even |
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| In the FCS Huddle: NFL travels through Orono, Maine |
Division I-AA College Football |
07/22/2010 |
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| it isolated, a little bit off the beaten path. They say not too many people pass by Maine; you go to Maine, you turn around and go back. So it's worked for us. The guys that have come here have liked the environment." Maine's NFL contingent includes San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Stephen Cooper, who is entering his eighth season and had 102 tackles and three forced fumbles last season. Maine takes credit for another linebacker, Lofa Tatupu, who spent his freshman year with the Black Bears before transferrin |
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