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As the son of a GM committeeman (union rep), I've always been Union proud & union loud! I'm an @APNewsGuild member & I'm pushing for a #fairAPcontract because #WeAreAP.
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Hue Jackson has done a lot of truly awe inspiring things but this might be his greatest masterstroke -- He has taken two different teams to last place in the AFC North in the same season.
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Perhaps fitting that my Dad passed during the Browns game today and he went out seeing them leading. Godspeed
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#Chargers QB Justin Herbert says he's been vaccinated when asked if other players have come to him asking questions about vaccines since he was a biology major at Oregon.
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Ohio State QB CJ Stroud on SoCal kids going out of state: "You go to USC & UCLA games, and quite honestly, it's just kind of boring. Without all the people. They kind of just are there on vacation. You go to the other schools out of state & their fans are kind of like fanatics."
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They basically have a garage door separating the interview room from the #Rams locker room and you can hear Sean McVay screaming at his team.
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#Chargers first team in NFL history to blow four leads of 16 points or more in four straight games. Fifth time in franchise history they have blown a lead of 21 or more. Last time was 2016 vs. Kansas City.
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Video: โฆ@chengelisโฉ asking Jim Harbaugh about NFL rumors and me asking about #Chargers
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#Chargers Herbert on facing Mariota: "Pretty crazy experience. I grew up watching Marcus. He was my favorite player. To play against him was really cool. Itโs everything Iโve ever wanted."
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Offensive Rookie of the Year voting:
Justin Herbert (Chargers) 41
Justin Jefferson (Vikings) 9
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This is the 42nd #Browns last-minute loss since 1999 and the 22nd time it has happened on the last play.
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The XFL has reached a multi-year agreement to have their games on ESPN and Fox. More than half will be either ABC or Fox with the rest on ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 or FS2. Inaugural season next year will kick off on Feb. 8.
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The #Chargers have not won a division title during Tom Telesco's 10 seasons as general manager and have only been to the playoffs three times. Telesco, who said before the start of the season that the true measuring stick of a GM is wins and losses, is 81-86.
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Some personal and work news ... I am leaving Los Angeles and returning home to become @AP's Ohio-based sports writer, meaning I will be handling Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. First day back is March 17.
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Per league source, Dabollโs interview with #Chargers was last night
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No division titles, only four of his picks taken after the first round were signed to extensions and routinely lacked depth at key positions.
Sources: All signs point to the #Raiders hiring former #Chargers GM Tom Telesco as their new GM. A surprise!
Telesco built one of the NFLโs best rosters over a decade with the rival Chargers. Now, heโs expected to stay in the division.
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A Florida House bill which includes a UCF "National Champions*" license plate passes 113-0.
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#GoHalos .199 average in a month is their worst batting average ever in any month. Previous low was .206 in April 1961, which was the franchise's first month.
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#Bengals QB Joe Burrow came into the game having taken 72 hits. That was tied with Daniel Jones for the most by a rookie QB in his first nine games since 2000.
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#Chargers Justin Herbert on Oregon's move to the Big 10: "Growing up a Duck fan, it's always tough to kind of see the change like that. I grew up a Pac-10 fan and then to the PAC 12 It's always weird to see a change change but I'm excited for Oregon. They've obviously got a tough schedule coming up. And you know, I'm all for that school there. They've given me so much support and care over the years that all I can do is just reciprocate it. So, whatever they end up doing I'm all for it."
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LB Khalil Mack is the @PFWAwriters #Chargers Chapter recipient of this yearโs Good Guy Award. The award is given to the player for his cooperation with the media and the way he carries himself in the community and with teammates.
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Also, if the #Chargers do fire Anthony Lynn, you also have to take a look at GM Tom Telesco. The two coaches he has hired are a combined 58-69.
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#Chargers Rashawn Slater first rookie offensive tackle since Minnesotaโs Matt Kalil in 2012 selected to Pro Bowl
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And here's new #Chargers HC Brandon Staley with his shoutout to sports clerks and @newsheraldinoh staff/alums
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#Chargers kick return unit Weeks 1 thru 6 averaged a league low 16.5 yards. 10 of 15 kicks returned didn't reach the 20. Average start: 21 yard line.
Since Week 8 and Roberts signing: 31.0 yard average (leads league). 4 of 22 inside 20. Average start: 28 yard line.
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#Chargers OG Zion Johnson and K Cameron Dicker voted to @PFWAwriters All-Rookie Team
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Staley on if he was outcoached by Pederson: โThat wasnโt the case for a half.โ #Chargers
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#BoltUp @AustinEkeler is the first NFL player to have 3 scrimmage TDs in the fourth quarter since Houston's Ryan Moats on Nov. 1, 2009, against Buffalo. Fifth since 1991.
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#Chargers have already done something they couldnโt do in Tom Telescoโs 11 seasons as GM โ start 2-0. First time since 2012.
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OBJ on if he has talked to Baker Mayfield since leaving #Browns:
โWe haven't. Like I said earlier about closing doors and being able to have closure. that conversation I'm sure it will be at some point in life.โ
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#Chargers defense since 2021:
PPG: 24.6 (29th)
Total YPG: 361.5 (28th)
Rush YPG: 133.9 (30th);
Pass YPG: 227.6 (20th)
Sacks: 106 (T18)
Takeaways: 60 (12)
3rd down conv.: 42.3% (29th)
40 yd. plays: 41 (T-most); 50 yd. plays: 18 (T-most)
Big plays allowed PG: 6.7 (4th most)
@joereedy is it possible to get an updated Staley defensive stats from his 43 regular season games?
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In news that will make Joey Bosa happy, sounds like Giff Smith might be staying as #Chargers defensive line coach
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Rodney Harrison on the #Chargers during Football Night in America: โAustin Ekeler, I donโt know why they take him out and put Melvin Gordon in. I just donโt get it.โ
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And in stuff you can't make up -- Michigan is practicing at SoFi Stadium tomorrow. A chance for Harbaugh to inspect the #Chargers gameday home and locker room and suggest changes to his liking.
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ESPN announces that two Monday Night Football games will be simulcast on ABC -- Bills/Niners on 12/7 and Bills/Pats on 12/28
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#Browns are 54-106-1 through 10 full seasons of the Haslam ownership reign. 2nd worst NFL record since 2013.
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Me we all find love and enjoy something as much as @HeymanHustle does holding the WWE title
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#Chargers QB Justin Herbert is your Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Year, as voted on by fans. He won the weekly award a record 9 times.
Other finalists were Vikings WR Justin Jefferson, Jaguars RB James Robinson, Colts RB Jonathan Taylor and Washington DE Chase Young.
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#Chargers Quentin Johnston now one of six receivers in the AFC with five or more TD grabs.
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Some baseball TV news, @alannarizzo is returning to @MLBNetwork starting Friday. She will be a contributor on Christopher Russo's "High Heat" show: apnews.com/article/mlb-los-aโฆ
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According to the NFLPA Player Report cards for the past season, the #Chargers received an F for Food/Cafeteria. This should change: "Wolfgang Puck Catering to Oversee Food & Beverage Operations at Chargersโ New State-of-the-Art Practice Facility"
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#Chargers OC Greg Roman last Thursday on Justin Herbert: โI donโt think people understand the extent of what he was dealing with physically in the beginning part of the year."
Herbert on Passes over 10 air yards:
vs. #Browns: 7 of 12, 196 yards, 2 TDs
Last 4 games: 28 of 48, 700 yards, 4 TDs
First 4 games: 7 of 23, 150 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
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Whenever the #Chargers attempt their next PAT, Hopkins will become the 11th Bolts kicker since 2017.
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Per @Sportradar, Ladd McConkeyโs 105 yards are the most receiving yards by a #Chargers rookie in the first half going back to 1991. Keenan Allen had 104 vs. KC in 2013.
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From the #Chargers, that was Justin Herbert's 47th touchdown on third down, which ranks second in the NFL since 2020.
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"Every serial killer is charming when he first moves into the neighborhood." is the line of the week.
"He is who he is, to a genuine fault."
@iamjohnoliver breaks down Jose Mourinho's return to the Premier League with new beau Tottenham. John joins the MiB Show for his annual appearance at 6:30 pm ET on Boxing Day. @NBCSportsSoccer
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#Chargers QB Philip Rivers voices his support for Melvin Gordon while also saying hi to โฆ@ProFootballTalkโฉ
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There's one team in particular that really needs an upgrade when it comes to a backup QB where DTR would fit in well.
The Browns have engaged "multiple teams" in trade talks for second-year quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, per @AkronJackson
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Jury rules NFL must pay 96 million in commercial damages and 4 billion to residential SundayTicket subscribers
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Also, #Chargers will formally introduce Staley on Thursday.
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Also, not making this tweet to pile on. Just making the point that Mike Brown, Duke Tobin and the coaching staff have been grossly negligent with the offensive line in order to give him a chance to make it through 16 games in one piece.
#Bengals QB Joe Burrow came into the game having taken 72 hits. That was tied with Daniel Jones for the most by a rookie QB in his first nine games since 2000.
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Also, the disturbing trend of #Chargers head coach hirings under Tom Telesco looks to be continuing. Good starts to the tenure and then off the cliff in Year 3:
Mike McCoy: 9-7, 9-7, 4-12, 5-11
Anthony Lynn: 9-7, 12-4, 5-11, 7-9
Brandon Staley: 9-8, 10-7, 2-4 so far
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The potential of Mayfield staring down Kliff and Hue is more delicious than Hue somehow landing back at USC as OC
The #AZCardinals spent today interviewing former #Browns coach Hue Jackson for their vacant offensive coordinator job, sources say. Potentially back to his roots as an OC under new coach Kliff Kingsbury, while also lending valuable HC experience.
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Fellow Kent State alum @Edelman11 on the #Chargers on Inside the NFL: "The most impressive (of the 2nd-year QBs) to me was Justin Herbert. Balled out. ... The thing that impressed me the most was there was 6:43 left to go and he executed the 4-minute situation to perfection.โ
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Video: #Chargers Cameron Dicker on making the NFLโs first fair catch kick in nearly 50 years.
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Since the start of training camp, new #Chargers GM Joe Hortiz has signed nine players, traded for two and made a waiver claim as he tries to find the right combination of 53 players.
UNDER TOM TELESCO
2023: Signed three, one trade, one waiver
2022: Signed two
2021: Signed four
2019: Signed three, one waiver
2018: Five signed, three waiver
2017: Three signed
2016: 3 signed, four waiver
2015: One signed, one waiver
2014: 2 signed, one waiver
2013: 3 signed, one trade, two waivers
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The first two @B1Gfootball Saturday Night on NBC games are known:
8/31: Fresno State vs. Michigan
9/7: Colorado vs. Nebraska
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I donโt want to say it is a friends and family sized crowd at the Rose Bowl 15 minutes prior to UCLA kickoff buuuutttt ...
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Amazon Prime announces Richard Sherman will be part of the Thursday Night Football crew for pregame, halftime and postgame.
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So a team that was 0-16 last season already has two taunting penalties in the first five minutes. Bless โem. #Browns
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With Titans-Jaguars result last night, the #Chargers 2023 regular season schedule is set:
Home: Chiefs, Raiders, Broncos, Bills, Dolphins, Ravens, Lions, Bears, Cowboys
Away: Chiefs, Raiders, Broncos, Jets, Patriots, Titans, Vikings, Packers
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#Chargers name Ben Herbert as Executive Director of Player Performance. Three others from Michigan's strength and conditioning staff -- Devin Woodhouse, Ben Rabe and Lincoln DeWolf -- also coming to LA.
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If we wanted to take a look at #FSU and Jimbo Fisher in 3 acts:
Act I (Pre Jameis) 31-10
Act II (Jameis) 27-1
Act III (Post Jameis) 20-8
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Happy Joey Bosa Designated to Return Day for all who celebrate. #Chargers
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#Chargers running back Joshua Kelley on the three games under Giff Smith after Brandon Staley was fired: โThese last three games we were more together as a team. And thatโs so huge. I feel like when youโre together and youโre playing together cohesively, I just feel like thatโs when you really can start playing some good ball. I think thatโs something to build off of.โ
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#Chargers Staley on Johnston to @danielrpopper when he asked about drops:
"You were also at training camp, and he made a lot of big plays ... You need to do your reporting justice because he had a really good training camp."
Popper & others brought up Johnston's drops in camp.
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