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    League is considering fake crowd noise in range of 70-85 decibels

    Getty Images Fans may not be present for games in most NFL stadiums, but it will sound like they are. Per a league source, the NFL currently is considering the use of artificial crowd noise in the range of 70 to 85 decibels for games without fans present. As the source explained it, the sound...
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    Bengals announce no fans for Week One

    Getty Images The Bengals will have no fans in the stands for their season opener. In a statement by the team today, the Bengals confirmed that Paul Brown Stadium will be empty when the Chargers come to town in Week One. “Despite months of diligent effort with local government officials and...
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    Mike Williams may not be ready for start of season

    Getty Images Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams is going to miss some time with a shoulder injury suffered Sunday, and that time could apparently extend into the regular season. According to Daniel Popper of TheAthletic.com, Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Williams would be “out for a...
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    Rams, Chargers say no fans until further notice

    Getty Images The most expensive stadium ever built will be empty when it opens for NFL games. The Rams and Chargers, who are moving into SoFi Stadium this season, announced today that there will be no fans in attendance any time soon. “After careful consideration and discussion with State and...
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    Mike Williams getting tests on shoulder

    Getty Images Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams didn’t make it through Sunday’s practice and he’ll be spending time with doctors as a result. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Williams is headed for tests on his shoulder. Williams went down on his right arm while trying to make a catch...
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    Report: Mike Williams week-to-week with shoulder injury

    Getty Images Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams went for tests after coming down hard on his right shoulder during Sunday’s practice and he’s reportedly set to miss time as a result of the injury. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Williams is considered week-to-week after being...
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    Justin Herbert getting baptism by first-string defense

    Getty Images The Chargers likely will start the season with quarterback Tyrod Taylor under center. But the team is still doing what it has to do to get rookie Justin Herbert ready. They’re doing it by having Herbert face the first-string defense, one of the best in the league. “Last couple...
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    Kyle Emanuel comes out of retirement to sign with Raiders

    Getty Images Linebacker Kyle Emanuel announced his retirement April 4, 2019. On Saturday, he unretired. Emanuel 29, signed with the Raiders, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports, after several teams showed interest. The Chargers made Emanuel a fifth-round choice in 2015. He played four seasons...
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    Melvin Ingram agreed to practice after Chargers guaranteed his salary

    Getty Images Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram went back to practice after the Chargers agreed to adjust his contract. Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports that the Chargers guaranteed this year’s salary of $14 million, and that precipitated his return to practice. Ingram still wants a...
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    There’s still no interest in Colin Kaepernick

    Getty Images In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, many seemed to have an epiphany regarding the reasons stated by Colin Kaepernick for the anthem protests he launched in 2016. Put simply, plenty of people who had chastised Kaepernick had begun to realize he had a point regarding...
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    Colts claim Andrew Vollert

    Getty Images Andrew Vollert is headed to his third team this month. Much to the tight end’s chagrin — as evidenced by his reaction on the first episode of Hard Knocks — the Chargers cut him Aug. 1. The Panthers signed him Aug. 16 and cut him Thursday. Vollert also has spent time with the...
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    Melvin Ingram returns to practice field

    Getty Images It’s unclear if any business was discussed, but apparently Melvin Ingram heard something that convinced him to get back on the practice field. Via Gilbert Manzano of the Los Angeles Daily News, Chargers pass-rusher Melvin Ingram was back on the practice field Thursday, his first...
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    Who are the best pass-rushing duos in football?

    Getty Images With Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa the highest-paid defensive player in football and Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram not practicing as he tries to get more money from the team, Simms and I recently looked at the best pass-rushing duos in all of football. It unfolded in the...
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    Joey Bosa supports Melvin Ingram, “he has to take care of himself”

    Getty Images Joey Bosa signed a five-year, $135 million extension with the Chargers earlier this month and now the team’s other starting defensive end is reportedly looking for some contract attention of his own. Melvin Ingram is in the final year of his contract and has not been practicing at...
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    Report: Melvin Ingram not practicing due to contract dissatisfaction

    Getty Images Plenty of people took notice when the Chargers recently made defensive end Joey Bosa the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. One of those people was Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram. Daniel Popper of TheAthletic.com reports that Ingram hasn’t been practicing due to...
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    Anthony Lynn on Melvin Ingram not practicing: It’s company business

    Getty Images The Chargers had all 80 players on their active roster at practice last Friday, but not all of them took part in the session. Defensive end Melvin Ingram wasn’t on the field and reporters watching Monday’s practice sent word that Ingram was again on the sideline. Head coach...
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    Anthony Lynn fears missing out on the next Austin Ekeler

    Getty Images The Chargers are set to put on pads for practice for the first time since the end of the 2019 season and the late start to that phase of their work has head coach Anthony Lynn reminding himself to stay “patient” with his players. Lynn told Albert Breer of SI.com that he wants the...
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    Ex-NFL player Chip Banks seriously injured in shooting

    Getty Images Former NFL linebacker Chip Banks was shot this week in Atlanta and seriously injured. Police say Banks was one of three people shot by a group of five or six men with masks, according to TMZ.com. One of the other shooting victims died. “Detectives are actively investigating the...
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    Watch Hard Knocks’ premiere for free until Tuesday

    Getty Images When it comes to streaming options, Peacock is our main squeeze. But a football audience wants football content, and when football content is available for free, we owe it to our audience to point it out. Case in point: HBO is making the first episode of the new season of Hard...
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    Which players most need a hot start in 2020?

    Getty Images Another week of PFT Live is in the can. Every day, we had a draft that focused in some way on one of the subjects that was being discussed that day. On Wednesday, the subject was players who need to get off to a hot start during the 2020 season. Check out the video to see our...
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