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Getty Images Barron Hilton, who founded the Chargers and the last surviving original owner of an American Football League team, has died at 91. Hilton, who was the heir to his family’s hotel fortune, was approached by Lamar Hunt and Bud Adams about owning a team in the AFL. He founded the...

Getty Images The Texans gave up a king’s ransom to get Laremy Tunsil as their left tackle. Still, Deshaun Watson, sacked a league-high 62 times last season, already has taken 10 sacks and 18 hits this season. Tunsil allowed one, two or three sacks in the season opener, depending on the source...

Getty Images The Chargers hope to have their kicker this week, but they aren’t certain Michael Badgley will kick despite full practices Thursday and Friday. Los Angeles lists Badgley as questionable with his right groin injury. Badgley was inactive last week, with punter Ty Long also handling...

Getty Images Week Three of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Jaguars and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. Questionable players are uncertain to play...

Getty Images Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt will line up against his brother, Chargers fullback Derek Watt, on Sunday, and it’s an experience unlike any he’s had before. Watt said preparing to face Derek is unlike any other opponent. “It’s very surreal,” he said. “Just being in a meeting...

Getty Images Left tackle Laremy Tunsil declared himself “good” after leaving last Sunday’s win over the Texans for a spell due to an ankle injury, but the Texans didn’t want to overwork him in Wednesday’s practice. Tunsil was listed as a limited participant as the team got on the field for the...

Getty Images 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett is healthy. He didn’t play Sunday, though. Verrett was a healthy scratch for the first time after missing the season opener with an ankle injury. He patiently awaits a chance to make his 49ers debut. “Yeah, it’s very difficult when it’s like that,”...

Getty Images Holdout running back Melvin Gordon isn’t getting what he wants from the Chargers. He didn’t get what he was hoping from their fans last year either. Via Eric Williams of ESPN.com, Gordon said during a social media chat with his followers yesterday that he was “going to play...

Getty Images Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger have always shared a link by virtue of when and where they were drafted. All three quarterbacks came into the NFL in 2004 and Manning was selected by the Chargers with the first overall pick. He was quickly traded to the Giants for...

Getty Images For those, like me, who rushed to get a DirecTV 4K receiver several years ago only to wonder when anything worth watching in 4K would be televised in that format, the answer has finally arrived. DirecTV has announced that 11 Thursday Night Football games will be broadcast in the...

Getty Images The Texans kept Trevor Daniel over Bryan Anger in final cuts. They cut Daniel for Anger on Tuesday. The team announced the transaction. Daniel’s 43.5-yard average on 11 punts ranks 10th, while his net of 40.9 ranks 22nd. The Texans recently worked out former Patriots punter Ryan...

Getty Images The Seahawks cut quarterback Cardale Jones from their practice squad, according to the NFL’s daily transactions report. Seattle is expected to re-sign offensive lineman Elijah Nkansah to take Jones’ spot on the practice squad, Brady Henderson of ESPN reports. Jones signed with...

Getty Images The Chargers signed a tight end with Hunter Henry recovering from a tibial plateau fracture, but the new tight end’s name is not Antonio Gates. The team’s signing of tight end Lance Kendricks is the surest sign yet that Gates’ career might be over. Kendricks served a one-game...

Getty Images First, Derwin James. Now, Adrian Phillips. The Chargers placed James on injured reserve Sept. 2 after he underwent foot surgery. His replacement, Adrian Phillips, will join James on IR. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn confirmed Phillips broke his forearm in Sunday’s loss to the...

Getty Images This is quickly becoming ridiculous for the Chargers. After losing All-Pro safety Derwin James to injured reserve with a foot injury, they’ve now lost the guy who replaced him in the lineup. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Charger safety Adrian Phillips suffered a broken arm...

Getty Images The Chargers didn’t come into the season with the expectation that punter Ty Long would be kicking their field goals and extra points, but Michael Badgley‘s groin injury means that Long has been doing double duty over the last two weeks. Long’s first outing was a success as he...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Jaguars at Texans Jaguars: DE Yannick Ngakoue, T Cedric...

Getty Images There was a report several months ago that SoFi had purchased the naming rights to the stadium being built in Los Angeles for the Rams and Chargers and the teams formally announced the deal on Sunday. The two teams will begin playing their home games at SoFi Stadium next season...

Getty Images Lions cornerback Darius Slay had the biggest play of the game at the most opportune time. As Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers heaved the ball into the end zone late in the fourth quarter with Detroit clinging to a 13-10 lead, Slay leapt in front of the pass and intercepted it...

Getty Images The Chargers listed wide receiver Mike Williams and kicker Michael Badgley as questionable for today’s game in Detroit, and one is expected to play while the other sits. Williams plans to play today but Badgley does not, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Although Williams has a...