Philip Rivers

NFL draft preview: AFC and NFC West

2013-04-24 05:00:00

The draft will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday in New York. Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines team needs by division. Today, the West divisions: AFC West Now that they have their quarterback in Alex Smith, the Kansas City Chiefs need...

NFL beat writers make picks for 2013 mock draft

2013-04-20 14:05:00

Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...

Sam Farmer's NFL mock draft: Where's USC quarterback Matt Barkley?

2013-04-06 18:13:00

So Manti T'eo goes in the first round, but USC's Matt Barkley doesn't? With less than three weeks to go before the NFL draft, that's a distinct possibility. The Times projects four safeties, two guards and the controversial Notre Dame linebacker to go...

Among the NFL's eight new coaches, few will get a free pass at QB

2013-03-23 12:40:00

PHOENIX — The NFL's eight new head coaches have yet to conduct a practice, or even solidify their rosters, but already they can be roughly divided into three groups. The haves, the might-haves and the have-nots. That's those who have an answer...

Report: Chargers hire Broncos OC Mike McCoy as head coach

2013-01-15 10:14:00

Mike McCoy has agreed in principle to become the next head coach of the San Diego Chargers, the Associated Press is reporting. [Updated at 1 p.m.: The Chargers have scheduled a news conference at 2 p.m. PST Tuesday to introduce McCoy as their new head...

Bruins' flat showing in Holiday Bowl takes fizz out of UCLA's season

2012-12-27 23:50:00

SAN DIEGO — There have been rumors down here that the Chargers might be interested in UCLA's Jim Mora as a replacement for Coach Norv Turner. If the Holiday Bowl was an audition, Mora could not have done more to prove himself the ideal choice to...

By and bye, Adrian Peterson, others in NFL come tantalizingly close

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Two thousand steps forward. Two big steps back. On a Sunday when Minnesota's Adrian Peterson became the seventh NFL player to run for 2,000 yards — coming within nine of breaking Eric Dickerson's season rushing record — two teams backpedaled...

You people in San Diego need to deal better with the Chargers

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Obviously, the good people in Los Angeles are very different from you people in San Diego. Or, as Bill Johnston, the director of public relations for the Chargers, put it in a recent blog to folks in San Diego: "What's with you people?'' The Chargers...

Broncos go nuts on Bolts in 35-24 comeback victory

2012-10-16 00:00:00

SAN DIEGO — That huge gush heard just shortly before 9 Monday night was the massive deflation of the San Diego Chargers' NFL season. Air left the Chargers' balloon like a jet stream. Whoosh. Bye-bye, Chargers. The team owned and operated by the...

Narrower goal posts could add intrigue to NFL games

2012-10-20 20:55:00

The NFL would be so much more interesting if it were narrow-minded. By that I mean the league should narrow the uprights. With kickers steadily improving — they're on pace for their most accurate season — the league should consider...

Change doesn't come easy for Chargers owner

2012-01-03 20:26:00

With Tim Tebow in the way, San Diego Chargers don't have a prayer

2011-12-06 16:33:27

GS: 6 | GP: 16 | Snaps: 595 Season in review: Jones carved out a niche in the defensive line rotation in his third NFL season, starting six games during the regular season and two in the playoffs, including the Super Bowl. Jones finished the season with 47 tackles and forced one fumble.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

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It's crazy to think that three months ago, the whispers that Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger was officially a bust had almost become a collective shout amongst the fan base.

2013-01-06 00:00:00

Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger grabs Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.

2012-11-29 00:00:00