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    St. Louis lawyers accuse NFL, Rams of delay tactics in relocation lawsuit

    Getty Images The move of the Rams from St. Louis to Los Angeles has sparked multiple pieces of litigation. The big one — brought by St. Louis, the county, and the regional convention and sports complex authority — remains active. However, it’s not moving forward fast enough for the liking of...
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    Report: Chargers hiring Cody Cejda as special assistant to head coach Brandon Staley

    Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers are hiring Cody Cejda to serve as the special assistant to head coach Brandon Staley, according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. Cejda has been the director of football operations and strategy for Northwestern University’s football team. Cejda has been in...
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    Brandon Staley: Joey Bosa will have a similar role to Khalil Mack in our defense

    Getty Images Joey Bosa has been one of the league’s most effective defensive players since the Chargers drafted him in 2016. New Chargers head coach Brandon Staley has no intention of changing that, saying he plans to have Bosa line up on the edge and be a playmaker. And Staley related Bosa’s...
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    Anthony Lynn says it’s “not my call” whether he deserved to be fired

    Getty Images Anthony Lynn spent four seasons as the Chargers’ head coach, guiding the team to a 33-31 record over that time. Los Angeles finished 9-7 and 12-4 in Lynn’s first two years. After a 5-11 record in 2019, the club started 3-9 in 2020 before rallying to win four in a row to end the...
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    Fewer and fewer teams have clear, committed quarterback relationships

    Getty Images In this golden age of quarterbacks, an unprecedented amount of uncertainty has crept into the position. It’s a point made last night by Charean Williams on PFT PM and fleshed out in further detail on Thursday’s PFT Live. Currently, not many teams have a clear, unconditional, and...
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    Chargers announce 2021 coaching staff

    Getty Images The Chargers have announced the members of head coach Brandon Staley’s coaching staff for the 2021 season. Some of the biggest names were already known as the hirings of offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill, and special teams coordinator Derius...
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    Brandon Staley: We want to establish a comfort zone with Justin Herbert

    Getty Images After setting several rookie passing records en route to winning offensive rookie of the year, Justin Herbert will have to learn a new playbook for his second season in the league. But new Chargers head coach Brandon Staley wants to make sure Herbert’s career at least stays on the...
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    Anthony Lynn would prefer a rookie quarterback sits early in his career

    Getty Images Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn was the head coach of the Chargers last season and he opened the year with Tyrod Taylor as the team’s starting quarterback. Taylor hurt his ribs in the opener and a botched painkilling injection the next week forced first-round pick Justin...
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    Justin Herbert will reach out to Drew Brees, other veteran QBs this offseason

    Getty Images Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert‘s first NFL season ended with the offensive rookie of the year award, so things are off to a fine start for the 2020 first-round pick. Building off that start in Herbert’s first full offseason as a pro will focus on two things. One is learning...
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    Report: Chargers hire Anthony Lomando as director of sports performance

    Getty Images The Chargers are hiring Anthony Lomando as their new director of sports performance, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Lomando spent the past nine years with the Broncos as their assistant strength and conditioning coach, where he was part of two Super Bowl appearances. He...
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    Justin Herbert: Just being in the conversation with Justin Jefferson was an honor

    Getty Images Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year by an overwhelming margin, receiving 41 of the 50 votes. Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson got the remaining nine. Reasonable arguments could be made for both players for the honor, with Jefferson...
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    Marty Schottenheimer dies at 77

    Getty Images Marty Schottenheimer, who led NFL teams for 21 seasons and earned 200 regular season wins, has died at the age of 77. Schottenheimer was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014 and had been ailing for the last several years of his life. As head coach in Cleveland, Kansas City...
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    Packers announce hiring of Joe Barry, promotion of Maurice Drayton

    Getty Images The Packers officially a pair of leaders for defense and special teams, as the club announced the hiring of Joe Barry and promotion of Maurice Drayton. Barry will be Green Bay’s defensive coordinator. It’s his third time serving as a coordinator, having previously been in the role...
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    Report: Packers plan to hire Joe Barry as defensive coordinator

    Getty Images Jim Leonhard didn’t want to become the Packers defensive coordinator and the team has reportedly moved on to a deal with another candidate. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports that Joe Barry will become the team’s defensive coordinator. Barry was set to join Brandon Staley’s staff...
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    Brian Daboll is the assistant coach of the year

    Getty Images Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s season ended earlier than he would have liked, but his work helping the Bills to the AFC Championship Game earned him an award on Saturday night. Daboll has been named the assistant coach of the year by the Associated Press. The award was...
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    Justin Herbert beats out Justin Jefferson for Offensive Rookie of the Year

    Getty Images Justin Jefferson had a solid case for the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year. No one outside of Los Angeles would have argued if he had won the award. But no one outside of Minnesota should have a problem with the player who won it. The Associated Press announced Chargers...
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    Tom Brady tops the list of merchandising sales, Patrick Mahomes is second

    Getty Images Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will face off in Sunday’s Super Bowl to decide the NFL champion for the 2020 season. The champion in merchandising sales already has been declared. The NFLPA released the latest numbers of merchandising sales for NFL players from the period covering...
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    Justin Herbert: New offense is a great opportunity to learn

    Getty Images Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert had a fantastic rookie season, but it didn’t lead to a winning record and that led the team to fire head coach Anthony Lynn at the end of the season. Brandon Staley is now the head coach and Joe Lombardi has been hired as the new offensive...
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    Fritz Pollard Alliance “disappointed” by failure of Eric Bieniemy to be hired

    Getty Images As the dust settles on the NFL’s hiring cycle, there are still efforts to kick up dust on the failure of Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to get one of the seven available head-coaching jobs. Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who has seen both Doug Pederson and Matt Nagy vault...
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    Marty Schottenheimer listed in stable condition at hospice facility

    Getty Images Former NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014, was moved to a hospice facility near his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, his family announced in a statement. Schottenheimer is in stable condition following complications with his disease...
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