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Getty Images Nothing has been set in stone for the Chargers at this point, but head coach Anthony Lynn said recently that Tyrod Taylor is in the “driver’s seat” to be the team’s starting quarterback. If things play out that way, it won’t be the first time that Taylor has gotten a chance to...

Getty Images The NFL has big plans to promote its two Los Angeles teams moving into their new digs this year, coronavirus willing. The Rams and Chargers are both slated to be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks this summer, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. It would be the first time two teams are on...

Getty Images Trai Turner spent six seasons protecting Cam Newton in Carolina. Now, both players are leaving the only NFL home they have ever known. The Panthers traded Turner to the Chargers on March 4. Newton remains without a team and on Monday called himself a “fish out of water” in...

Getty Images The NFL told teams last week that they were deciding between allowing small gatherings of club personnel to work together during the draft or requiring everyone to work from their homes by themselves. The league announced its ruling on Monday. In a memo delivered to all teams and...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee voted on which players would be named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and the results of that vote were announced on Monday. Eight players were unanimous choices, including Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, who...

Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom thinks his state is more than five months away from being ready to pack tens of thousands of people into a stadium. Newsom said today that California’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to have made sufficient progress for the...

Getty Images Cam Newton has faced Bill Belichick twice. Cam Newton has beaten Bill Belichick twice. Cam Newton is a free agent. But Bill Belichick has shown no inclination to adopt the manta, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” Scott Pioli, who won three Super Bowl rings setting the personnel...

Getty Images Construction continues at SoFi Stadium, even as positive coronavirus cases have popped up at the site. And Rams COO Kevin Demoff continues to be optimistic that the stadium will be completed in time, even as he acknowledges the possibility that may not happen. “This is not the...

Getty Images Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn covered a lot of topics during a session with reporters on Wednesday, including the status of center Mike Pouncey. Pouncey went on injured reserve in October with a neck injury that required surgery. He had not been given medical clearance at the...

Getty Images The Chargers may or may not be spreading word they are not interested in Cam Newton. They are not going to make any declarations public, however. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn was asked specifically about the team’s interest in Newton during a conference call Wednesday. “We’re...

Getty Images The Chargers traded left tackle Russell Okung to the Panthers for right guard Trai Turner last month and the team isn’t ready to say who will be filling Okung’s spot on the offensive line. They got a chance to see Trent Scott and Trey Pipkins at the position at points last year...

Getty Images COVID-19 is not stopping construction at SoFi Stadium. Although most of California is shut down under a stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 19, construction projects are exempt. The inevitable has happened, however. One worker tested positive for COVID-19 over...

Getty Images At the end of 2019, cornerback Chris Harris discussed what he’d be looking for in a team to sign with once he hit free agency this year. Harris said “how they’re going to use me” was a major factor for him and said that he wanted to spend more time playing in the slot because...

Getty Images NFL players approved a new Collective Bargaining Agreement earlier this year by a 60-vote margin, but that could have been different had more votes been cast during the process. Nearly 22 percent of the eligible voters elected not to cast a ballot. Chargers tackle Bryan Bulaga was...

Getty Images The Dolphins got to meet face to face with Utah State quarterback Jordan Love before the NFL imposed travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other teams didn’t get that chance, so they’re having to get to know him on FaceTime or Zoom. The Saints, Packers, Chargers...

Getty Images The Chargers may or may not sign a veteran quarterback to take over the starting job. They may or may not draft a quarterback in the first round as the heir apparent. For now, the best quarterback on their roster is Tyrod Taylor. Taylor, 30, campaigned for a chance at the job...

Getty Images If there are any offseason programs in the NFL this year, they are going to be much shorter than usual and that will leave new members of teams with less of a chance to get acclimated to new schemes in a team setting. That will be a bigger problem for some players than others and...

Getty Images After the Chargers failed to land Tom Brady, they debated acquiring Cam Newton. The debate apparently has been resolved. Colin Cowherd, who has a relationship with the team that dates back to his visit to their war room on the first night of the 2018 draft, tried to make the case...

Getty Images The NFL is falling behind the NBA in one key area. L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has, through his foundation, pledged more than $25 million to coronavirus relief efforts, according to the L.A. Times. The Ballmer Group’s latest contribution will be used to accelerate testing...

Getty Images Tua Tagovailoa’s plan to work out for scouts next month and to be re-examined by NFL team doctors has not gone as planned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The quarterback’s rehab, though, has gone as expected. Or maybe even better than expected. Chris Abott, the president and...