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Getty Images The Chargers traded back into the first round in order to get linebacker Kenneth Murray with the 23rd overall pick of last month’s draft, so it stands to reason that they have high hopes for what he’ll do as a member of their defense. Those hopes may extend beyond making tackles...

Getty Images Panthers tackle Russell Okung learned last week that the National Labor Relations Board dismissed his unfair labor practice claim against the NFL Players Association, but Okung isn’t ready to drop the fight. Okung’s attorney Peter Ginsberg said his client is seeking an appeal of...

Getty Images Tua Tagovailoa was the second quarterback selected in last month’s draft, and he has yet to play a game. Dolphins fans, though, are buying in. Literally. Tagovailoa has the NFL’s two highest-selling jerseys since the draft, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN reports. Tagovailoa’s aqua...

Getty Images In the past 10 seasons, Philip Rivers has taken an average of 34 sacks a season. The Colts allowed only 18 sacks in 2018 and 32 last season. It was Anthony Castonzo, Quenton Nelson, Ryan Kelly and the rest of the offensive linemen who sold Rivers on Indianapolis. “The big part of...

Getty Images The effort to complete construction of SoFi Stadium has seen a fifth worker test positive for COVID-19. According to Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times, an internal email from Turner-AECOM Hunt confirmed to partners of the project the positive test. “First and most importantly...

Getty Images After the release of the 2020 schedule, an effort was made to match the three California teams with alternate locations, if NFL games can’t be played in the Golden State this season, or if games can’t be played with paying customers there — but can be played with fans present...

Getty Images The Colts announced the death of longtime defensive line coach John Teerlinck on Sunday night. Teerlinck, who was 69 at the time of his death, finished his time as an NFL assistant by coaching the defensive line in Indianapolis from 2002 to 2012. Teerlinck coached stars like...

Getty Images With California governor Gavin Newsom throwing water on the idea of throwing football fans into a stadium before herd immunity is achieved and/or a coronavirus vaccine is developed, the NFL may need to be ready to stage Rams, Chargers, and 49ers home games in front of no fans. Or...

Getty Images The Chiefs are scheduled to open the 2020 NFL season by hosting the Texans on September 10 and it will be a rematch of last season’s divisional round game that ended with the Chiefs winning by 20 points. Oddsmakers like their chances of winning by a comfortable margin again in...

Getty Images There is an excitement, with the schedule release tonight, that we could see NFL football come this fall. Maybe even a full season, starting on time in September. But California Governor Gavin Newsom threw some cold water on the idea Thursday, only hours before the league’s...

Getty Images The defending Super Bowl champions will have a gauntlet of an opening schedule. Kansas City plays the other three defending division champions in the AFC in its first four games. The Chiefs open with the traditional Thursday night game for the defending champions, taking on the...

Getty Images It looks like the Patriots will be spending extended time in Los Angeles if the 2020 NFL season plays out as scheduled. The Patriots will kick off a run of three straight road games against the Chargers on Sunday in Week 13. They’ll be back in SoFi Stadium — assuming all goes as...

Getty Images First overall pick Joe Burrow will be making his first Thursday night appearance in Week Two of the regular season if all goes according to plan. The Bengals are set to be in Cleveland as the Thursday Night Football slate gets underway. Baker Mayfield got his first NFL win on a...

Getty Images When the schedule is released on Thursday night, the specific configuration of 256 regular-season games will be scoured for clues regarding contingency plans that the league surely has formulated, given the pandemic. Some will be obvious. Some may not be. A sense has been...

Getty Images The Chargers finished last season ranked sixth in the league in total defense. You’ll pardon defensive coordinator Gus Bradley if he doesn’t take much pride in it. “I think to all of us as a defense and defensive coaches, it didn’t feel like that,” Bradley said, via Jeff Miller...

Getty Images One of the pre-draft knocks on Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert came from the perception that the ties between Herbert and his home state of Oregon are simply too tight. Apparently, they’re not that tight. As noted by John Canzano of OregonLive.com, Herbert has not yet signed a...

Getty Images The Chargers brought back a familiar face for some backfield depth. The team announced the addition of running back Derrick Gore. Gore spent the 2019 preseason with the Chargers, and spent time on their practice squad as well as Washington’s. The former Alabama recruit finished...

Getty Images Teams have until 11:59:59 p.m. ET to decide on fifth-year options for the first-round picks from 2017. Some teams already publicly have committed. Based on media reports, others have made their decisions, too. Running back Christian McCaffrey, the eighth overall choice in 2017, is...

Getty Images As teams around the NFL try to get used to their new way of working because of the coronavirus pandemic, the phrase “new normal” keeps getting tossed around. But Chargers center Mike Pouncey — who doubles as the team’s NFLPA representatitve — the virtual meetings have given him...

Getty Images The Top 10 of the 2017 NFL draft had some notable misses. That’s why half of the Top 10 picks had their fifth-year options declined. Generally speaking, a player who has performed up to expectations will have his fifth-year option picked up, while a player who has fallen short...