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Make some time for Michael Gehlken's tremendous story of how and why Chargers rookie D.J. Fluker, who first slept in a bed alone at 15, came to buy his family a house of their own. [San Diego Union-Tribune]...

Camera At Seahawks-Chargers Finds Fan Taking A Big Ol' Bowl Hit

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At last month's rookie symposium, Manti Te'o taught fellow Chargers draft pick D.J. Fluker how to swim. [Union-Tribune]...

The Chargers Want $700 Million In Public Money For A New Stadium

How to convince a city to buy you a brand new stadium in five easy steps, starring Chargers Chief Marketing Officer Ken Derrett:...

Chargers Doc Quit After 2 Hospitals Barred Him From Performing Surgery

David Chao, the longtime Chargers head team physician who stepped down last week amid all sorts of lawsuits and allegations, cited "health problems" for his resignation. The reality is a little more more serious....

Report: Shawne Merriman Hospitalized After Club Overdose

Former Chargers and Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman was rushed to a hospital from a Hollywood club last night, with what authorities would only describe as a "medical emergency." Now there's a report that Merriman may have partied a little too hard....

Chuck Muncie, the terrific former Saints and Chargers running back who always wore glasses or goggles, has died. He was 60. [PFT]...

Nate Kaeding Retires, But We'll Always Have This Gif

A month after signing with Tampa Bay, longtime Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding has decided to retire instead. That'll happen....

Report: David Chao Steered Junior Seau's Brain To NFL's Chosen Brain Bank

The competition to study the brains of former NFL players is ugly; almost as ugly as the league's decades of denying that concussions lead to long-term health issues. But the fight over the late Junior Seau took it to a whole new level—and a key player was controversial Chargers doctor David Chao, w...

When Manti Te'o got a phone call from a California number last night he said he thought he was being pranked. Turns out it was just the Chargers. ...

Manti Te'o Is Now A San Diego Charger

Well, it took a day longer than expected, but former Notre Dame inside linebacker Manti Te'o, whom we've enjoyed following over the past three months and change, has finally found himself an NFL home. He went with pick No. 38 to the San Diego Chargers, a real NFL team, albeit one with a doctor who s...

The Chargers' Doctor Is A Drunk Quack. Why Haven't They Fired Him?

The California Medical Board believes that David Chao should lose his medical license. Nearly two dozen former patients who have sued him since 1998—alleging in all the medical superfecta of malpractice, personal injury, negligence, and fraud—would agree. Dissenting: the NFL and the San Diego Charge...

The NFLPA Is Finally Telling The Chargers To Replace Malpracticin' David Chao As Their Team Doctor

The Medical Board of California is trying to revoke David Chao's license after he lost a malpractice suit this past summer, and, after years of evidence that Chao is regularly operates well outside the bounds of best medical practices, the loss of his license might finally be enough to get him remov...

Security Kicked Out An Entire Section Of Raiders And Chargers Fans

These seats are the absolute cheapest at Qualcomm Stadium: upper deck, behind an end zone, near the scoreboard. They're empty in this video, but not for a lack of tickets sold. This is the aftermath of a section-wide fight that went down in the fourth quarter of Sunday's absolutely meaningless Rai...

"Hallelujah, Holy Shit! Where's The Tylenol?": Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [Updated]

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from London Fletcher losing his lunch to sad Tom Brady. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...

Danny Amendola Spikes Football Into Poor Geezer's Face: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [Updated]

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from Danny Amendola injuring a hapless fellow to Knowshon Moreno hurdling Ed Reed. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...

The Kick Is Up, And It's Good!: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [Updated]

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the double-bird field goal salute, Rex Ryan digesting a delicious meal and Lee Smith being eaten by Bills fans. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...

Chargers Games May Have Been Staffed With Illegal Child Labor

The Department of Labor is investigating whether the staffing company contracted to work Chargers games has been using unpaid high schoolers as security, ticket takers, and head coach....

NFL Slaps Ed Reed With One-Game Suspension

In the third quarter last night, Ravens safety Ed Reed drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for this helmet-to-helmet hit on defenseless Steelers receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who didn't even bother to fake an injury. This being Reed's third such violation in three seasons (and second this year), ...

Bill Belichick Cares Not For Your Lousy Officiating: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [UPDATED]

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from Bill Belichick emphatically challenging the officials to A.J. Green exploiting New York's defensive holes. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...