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Chargers sign RB Thomas, T Clark

Source: PA SportsTicker

SAN DIEGO (TICKER) ?The San Diego Chargers on Tuesday signed two of their 2008 draft picks, running back Marcus Thomas and tackle Corey Clark, to four-year contracts.

A fifth-round selection, Thomas rushed for 1,166 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior at Texas-El Paso. Clark, who was taken in the seventh round, was a two-year starter at Texas A&M.

San Diego still has three draft picks unsigned, including first-round choice Antoine Cason, third-round selection Jacob Hester and sixth-round pick DeJuan Tribble.

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For Weddle, it?s about family

Source: San Bernardino County Sun

Chargers’ safety preparing for sophomore season with new focus
by J.P. Hoornstra

SAN DIMAS - Eric Weddle woke up the morning of April28, 2007 knowing his life would never be the same by day’s end. His collegiate career at the University of Utah was just too good for the first day of the NFL draft to pass without a phone call.

So Weddle waited at his parents’ home in Rancho Cucamonga and, sure enough, the San Diego Chargers grabbed him with the 37th overall pick.

What he didn’t tell anyone that day, not even his own family, was that his wife learned she was pregnant the same morning.

“Watching my little baby girl get born January 7, that’s probably the most amazing and the best moment of my life, ever,” Weddle said, “until we have another one.”

Ask the 23-year-old how his life has changed the most since he became a Charger and he will not point to the football field, but to 5-month-old Brooklyn Marie Weddle.

While the off-season headlines showed the Raiders’ Javon Walker getting robbed in Vegas, and the Titans’ “Pacman” Jones becoming a Cowboy named Adam, Weddle was at home with his wife and daughter.

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Chargers excited about progress of top two rookies

Source: Pro Football Weekly

The Chargers? 2008 draft class certainly was not deep; in fact, it included just five players. However, the team could not be more excited about how their top two selections are progressing. CB Antoine Cason, taken with the 27th pick in the first round, stood out in San Diego?s recent minicamp. He especially excelled during the camp?s final workout, coming up with an interception and knocking down two passes. Cason will battle Paul Oliver for the nickel corner spot, but the Arizona product will see time regardless. The other rookie who?s been impressing the Chargers? brass is third-round choice Jacob Hester. In addition to lining up at his natural spot, fullback, Hester took snaps at running back and as a slot receiver, as well. Head coach Norv Turner was said to have ridden him hard in minicamp, but only because Turner has big plans for the versatile talent. Look for Hester not only to block for and spell RB LaDainian Tomlinson but also to act as a safety valve in an improved passing attack.

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Chargers sign WR Mark Jones

Source: PA SportsTicker

SAN DIEGO (TICKER) ?The San Diego Chargers signed wide receiver and punt returner Mark Jones to a one-year contract on Friday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Jones, who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season.

Jones returned 12 punts for 143 yards, with a long of 35, with Tampa Bay in 2007 before having his year cut short with a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve on October 24.

?Mark?s versatility was very attractive to us,? San Diego general manager A.J. Smith said. ?He?s an experienced NFL punt returner and a solid player who will raise the level of competition in our camp.?

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Inside Slant - 06/20/08

Source: USA Today

The Chargers hope they don’t have to play the Chandler card often in the upcoming season. But the fact remains with training camp starting next month, the team has yet to see Pro Bowler Antonio Gates on the field.

Gates is still bouncing back from toe surgery, an injury that severely restricted him in the playoffs last season. There is no guarantee Gates, who suffered a dislocated toe, will be ready to go when the Chargers open the season on Sept. 7 against the visiting Panthers.

But remember that old adage of how someone being down jars open a door for someone else. Chandler, entering his second year, is that someone.

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Inside Slant 06/12/08

Source: USA Today

That’s arthroscopic surgery, a relatively minor procedure.

Why the smiles from the Chargers? Rivers played in an AFC Championship Game with a torn ACL in his knee. That required major surgery after the season, but he’s already taking nearly every snap in the offseason workouts.

When Rivers first got hurt, he said he would return quickly. But he’s surprised many by getting back under center so soon.

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Inside Slant - 06/06/08

Source: Yahoo Sports

The Chargers tipped their hand regarding center Nick Hardwick?s foot.

The team signed former Raider and 49ers Jeremy Newberry, a two-time Pro Bowl center, just in case Hardwick?s injury isn?t healed by the regular-season opener.

Newberry, a 10-year pro, could fill in for Hardwick after his rehabilitation got a late start by not undergoing surgery until well into the offseason. Newberry will compete with Cory Withrow as Hardwick?s possible early-season replacement.

?Obviously, if Nick was 100 percent and wasn?t injured, we probably wouldn?t be in this position,? coach Norv Turner said. ?But he isn?t 100 percent.

?Again, we expect Nick to be healthy and we expect Nick to be ready to go. Things happen in this game and Jeremy is a guy that fits our needs at this time.?

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Inside Slant - 06/04/08

Source: USA Today

In years past the Chargers have gone into the summer with question marks surrounding their wide receiving corps.

No more.

What was once a weak link in an explosive offense deserves spotlight all its own. It’s transformed from being a potential liability to a real team strength.

The Chargers will trot out Chris Chambers and Vincent Jackson as their top two wideouts, and when was the last time that position had so much talent?

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Newberry gets first workout with Bolts

Source: Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP)?Jeremy Newberry?s tour of California NFL teams is complete.

The offensive lineman joined the San Diego Chargers for an offseason workout on Tuesday, a day after signing a one-year contract.

?I wanted to be down here. I?ve already played for the two other California teams,? said Newberry, a two-time Pro Bowl center while with San Francisco who played last year with the AFC West rival Oakland Raiders. ?Obviously, the Chargers are the best team out there. I wanted to stay halfway close to home and have a chance to win a championship and this fit both of the bills for me.?

Newberry was signed as insurance in case center Nick Hardwick isn?t ready for the start of the season. Hardwick had surgery on his sprained right foot on March 14. The team said at the time that he would need four to six months to recover.

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