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Getty Images Hunter Henry said that it still hasn’t full hit him that quarterback Philip Rivers won’t be back with the Chargers this season, but some part of the change at quarterback has resonated with the tight end. Tyrod Taylor is currently atop the depth chart and the team drafted Justin...

Getty Images The Chiefs have won the AFC West four years in a row, and they’re heavily favored to make it five. Kansas City is a -425 favorite to win the AFC West at Caesars Sportsbook. No other team in the NFL is close to that heavy a favorite to win its division. That’s no surprise; not...

Getty Images During the draft, someone pointed out on social media that the Hall of Fame has more undrafted players than No. 1 overall draft picks. Which is obvious, given that there is only one No. 1 overall pick per year, but hundreds of UDFAs. So we decided on Friday’s PFT Live to look at...

Getty Images The Chargers are going to have a new starting quarterback for the first time in forever, but they’re making sure he’ll have a big-play option. According to Albert Breer of SI.com, the Chargers are picking up the fifth-year option on wide receiver Mike Williams‘ contract. Williams...

Getty Images The Panthers have added another experienced player to their offensive line. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that they have signed guard Michael Schofield to a one-year deal. No other terms were included in the report. Schofield started every game at right guard for the Chargers...

Getty Images Chargers tight end Hunter Henry signed his franchise tag earlier this month, but he said on Wednesday that he thought he might have been able to avoid the entire franchise tag dance. Henry told reporters on a conference call that he and the Chargers were “kind of getting close” to...

Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers are hiring Pep Hamilton to serve as their quarterbacks coach, according to Daniel Popper of The Athletic. Hamilton was most recently the head coach and general manager of the DC Defenders of the XFL before the league ceased operations earlier this month...

Getty Images Shane Steichen is heading into his first full season as the Chargers offensive coordinator and one of his responsibilities will be working with sixth overall pick Justin Herbert. The plan is for Tyrod Taylor to be the starter at quarterback once the Chargers get on the field, but...

Getty Images A third construction worker at SoFi Stadium, the future home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times. The positive case was communicated via an internal email from the joint Turner-AECOM...

Getty Images In the days before the NFL draft, rumors mounted that the Dolphins were planning to trade up to the third overall pick and draft an offensive tackle. Like so many other pre-draft rumors, that one turned out to be bogus: The Dolphins didn’t trade up, and when they selected at No. 5...

Getty Images Former Giants linebacker Harland Svare died April 4 at a nursing home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the New York Times reports. Svare was 89. The Rams selected Svare in the 17th round of the 1953 draft out of Washington State. He played two seasons for the Rams before joining...

Getty Images Washington pass rusher Chase Young, the second overall pick in the 2020 draft, is regarded as a can’t-miss prospect. The oddsmakers agree. Via the DraftKings Sportsbook, Young is the +200 favorite (bet $100 to win $200) to win defensive rookie of the year. Next are Cardinals...

Getty Images NFL teams have until May 4 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET to exercise fifth-year options on 2017 first-round draft choices. The window to sign those players to contract extensions opened Dec. 30, with Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey becoming the first to get a new deal. Some of...

Getty Images Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said early this month that Tyrod Taylor is in the driver’s seat when it comes to the starting quarterback job, but that nothing was finalized on the depth chart. The depth chart changed significantly last Thursday. That’s when the Chargers made...

Getty Images In January, the Packers learned the hard way that a team with a great running game will beat a team with an all-time great quarterback in a single-elimination setting. So instead of using their first three picks to bolster the run defense or to give their all-time great quarterback...

Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers have made Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft. Herbert is the third quarterback off the board in just the first six selections of the draft along with LSU’s Joe Burrow and Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa. The Chargers have...

Getty Images The Patriots could have gone a lot of directions with the 23rd overall choice. It should come as no surprise that they didn’t select anybody. Bill Belichick traded the choice to the Chargers, getting the 37th and 71st overall selections in return. Those picks are in the second and...

Getty Images Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert says he’s been given no assurances about whether he’ll start as a rookie or sit on the bench, but either way he’s ready to work. Shortly after he was drafted by the Chargers with the sixth overall pick, Herbert said he’s ready to compete with...

Getty Images Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa is now the betting favorite to be the second quarterback drafted, ahead of Oregon’s Justin Herbert. On Tuesday afternoon, Herbert was favored to be the second quarterback selected. But more bets have been coming in on Tagovailoa, and as of early Thursday...

Getty Images The Nikefication of the NFL is nearly complete. Whenever the Rams unveil their new uniforms (and it’s unclear when that will happen), they will become the seventh team to change their look for 2020. Seven teams. Seven. The Buccaneers. The Falcons. The Colts. The Browns. The...