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Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers are signing kicker Tristan Vizcaino, according to former NFL kicker Nick Novak. Vizcaino appeared in one game last season for the San Francisco 49ers against the Seattle Seahawks. He converted all three field goal attempts and three extra points attempts...

Getty Images As Hunter Henry prepares to be a free agent, he’s said he hasn’t ruled out a return to the Chargers. That’s good news, because General Manager Tom Telesco didn’t sound like someone who wanted to let the tight end go during his Thursday press conference. “Well he falls under the...

Getty Images Chargers receiver Mike Williams is entering the fifth-year option that will pay him $15.68 million for 2021. That leaves the team with a decision to make. Do they sign him to a long-term deal, try to trade him, cut him or let him play out the option? “We’re going to keep all...

Getty Images One of the biggest draws of the Chargers head coaching vacancy this offseason was the presence of Justin Herbert. But with former Rams defensive coordinator taking the job, offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi will largely steer Herbert’s development in his second season. With good...

Getty Images The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2021 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted free agents, as well as released players. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when announced and/or...

Getty Images Seven teams, nearly a full fourth of the league, changed coaches during or after the 2020 season. Those seven teams requested a total of 58 interviews. Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press has obtained the internal NFL football operations list of 2021 head coach interview requests...

USA TODAY Sports Chargers head coach Brandon Staley became a hot candidate this offseason because of his work as the Rams’ defensive coordinator. But one of Staley’s most important tasks in his new job is continuing the development of Justin Herbert. The quarterback set several rookie passing...

USA TODAY Sports Tiger Woods was on his way to meet NFL quarterbacks Drew Brees and Justin Herbert when he crashed his car in a rollover accident in the Los Angeles area Tuesday, Shelley Smith of ESPN reports. Woods reportedly was running late for a scheduled photo shoot with Brees and...

USA TODAY Sports After signing a one-year, $1.05 million deal with the 49ers last March, wide receiver Travis Benjamin elected to opt out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns. At the time of his decision in August, he was only a few weeks removed from losing his grandmother to COVID-19...

Getty Images The Chargers announced the death of a member of the team’s Hall of Fame on Monday. Former guard Doug Wilkerson has died at the age of 73. Wilkerson was a first-round pick of the Oilers in 1970, but was traded to the Chargers the next year and he remained with the team through the...

Getty Images Chargers tight end Hunter Henry never hit the open market last year because the team slapped a franchise tag on him, but he may get there this offseason. Henry is set for unrestricted free agency once as long as the Chargers don’t tag him again or lock him up before the start of...

Getty Images Tom Brady has played almost as long as Justin Herbert has been alive. Herbert, 22, hopes for at least some of the success Brady has had. “I think anyone should aspire to be like Tom Brady, to have as much success as he’s had for as long as he’s been able to do it,” the Chargers...

Getty Images Wayne Nunnely, who spent 16 years coaching the defensive line in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos has died at age 68, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas announced. Nunnely retired from coaching following the 2011 season after a three-year...

Getty Images A preliminary medical examiner’s report indicates Vincent Jackson likely died days before he was found in his Tampa hotel room, according to WFLA news. The death of the former NFL receiver was reported Monday. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Department said staff members...

Getty Images The tragic death of former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson has given rise to many questions. Answers are beginning to emerge. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, appearing Wednesday on Q105 in Tampa, announced one of the key findings of the autopsy report. Via...

Getty Images A day after the shocking news that former NFL player Vincent Jackson had died at the age of 38, his fans have begun showing their support by donating to his foundation for military families. The Jackson In Action 83 Foundation, which supports the children of military personnel...

Getty Images Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson died Monday at 38. Jackson spent the final five seasons of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “We are shocked and saddened to hear the terrible news regarding the loss of Vincent Jackson,” Buccaneers co-owner Bryan Glazer said in a...

Getty Images The Chargers selected receiver Vincent Jackson in the second round of the 2005 draft. He spent seven years with the team and caught 272 passes for 4,754 yards and 37 touchdowns with the Chargers. Jackson, 38, died Monday. The Chargers issued a statement as did the Buccaneers...

Getty Images Former Chargers and Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead in a Brandon, Florida hotel room on Monday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Jackson died and that it is investigating the cause of death. Jackson was 38 years old and a release from...

Getty Images They entered the world together. They’re leaving the football world together, too. Long-time NFL centers Maurkice and Mike Pouncey, twin brothers born on July 24, 1989, are retiring from the NFL. Maurkice was a first-round pick of the Steelers in 2010. He’s a three-time...