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In the 1994 movie, “The Shawshank Redemption,” a constant theme throughout the movie was hope. As Andy Dufresne said to his good friend Red, “hope is a good thing, maybe even the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” That is true as well with the NFL Draft each spring, where hope never dies. For the Los Angeles Chargers and thirty-one other NFL teams, every spring is full of hope. The Chargers came into the 2021 NFL draft needing help on the offensive line and at cornerback, as well as...
On paper, the Los Angeles Rams got decent results without the benefit of a first-round pick during the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland. They were resourceful in gaining three additional picks in the last two days, leading to five defensive and four offensive selections. Including ten undrafted free agents signed on Saturday following the Draft, the Rams focused on replacing off-season free agency losses while reinforcing the NFL's top-ranked defense in 2020. They also doubled down on their commitmen...
Unlike last season, the Los Angeles Chargers did not enter the 2021 NFL draft with the need for a quarterback of the future, due to the selection of quarterback Justin Herbert in the first round last year. Herbert, the offensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL in 2020, had a successful rookie campaign and with his backups in place, there was no need to address this position in the 2021 NFL draft. This draft in 2021 they should have focused on the offensive line, the defensive secondary and...
Unlike last season, the Los Angeles Chargers will not be entering the 2021 NFL draft with the need for a quarterback of the future, due to the selection of quarterback Justin Herbert in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Herbert, the offensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL in 2020, had a successful rookie campaign and with his backups in place, there is no need to address this position in the 2021 NFL draft. This draft will be focused on the offensive line, the defensive secondary and replac...
At the end of the 2020 regular season, there was only one certainty for the Chargers. They had their franchise quarterback. Everything else was uncertain, including the status of their head coach, Anthony Lynn. That uncertainty was resolved less than 24 hours later, when the Chargers fired Lynn with one year left on his contract after a second consecutive losing season. Exactly two weeks after the Chargers final game, the question of who would replace Lynn was finally answered when the team...
The National Football League (NFL) announced on Tuesday that they are moving to a 17-game regular season schedule starting in 2021 season. The owners voted to approve the change, which has been in the making for at least the past year. As part of the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the NFL had the option to increase the regular season to 17 games starting in 2021. "This is a monumental moment in NFL history," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "The CBA with the...
Last week, the Los Angeles Chargers lost their starting tight end to the New England Patriots. Hunter Henry had been a Charger for the past five seasons, but once he got on the market as a free agent, it was inevitable that the Chargers would lose him. As one of the better tight ends in the NFL, Henry was going to get an offer he could not refuse and that came in the form of a $37.5 million dollar contract offer from the Patriots. Fortunately, the Chargers new coaching staff had connections to...
At his season ending press conference, General Manager Tom Telesco of the Los Angeles Chargers stated the obvious about the play of the offensive line during the season: "There's a lot of improvement that needs to be made in that area." On the first day of free agency, Telesco made good on that statement by adding two free agent starters to the offensive line. The Chargers added center Corey Linsley, a 2020 first team All-Pro with the Green Bay Packers and added Matt Feiler, the starting left...
The NFL announced the awarding of 44 additional compensatory draft picks to various NFL teams. Both the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams were awarded additional compensatory draft picks, with the Chargers receiving a 3rd round pick (97th overall) and the Rams awarded three additional picks, two in the 3rd round (101 & 104 overall), and a 4th round pick (142nd overall). NFL compensatory picks are awarded to NFL teams who lost high value unrestricted free agents the prior year. The...
The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class was announced earlier this month and there were two selections to the Hall of Fame that were long overdue. Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson and former Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders head coach Tom Flores were finally selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Pearson was the only member of the 1970s All-Decade team that had not made the Hall of Fame. In his career, Pearson caught 489 passes with 48 going for touchdowns. He...
Rams Head Coach Sean McVay and Vice President, Sports Medicine and Performance Reggie Scott announced today additions and title changes to the Los Angeles Rams 2021 Sports Performance Staff. 2021 Los Angeles Rams Performance Staff Additions and Title Changes Director, Strength and Conditioning Justin Lovett^ Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Jamel Cooper* Assistant, Strength and Conditioning John Griffin* Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Zach Witherspoon* * Denotes new to Rams Performance Staff. ^ Denotes new title entering 2021...
With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers victory at Super Bowl 55 in Tampa, another successful NFL season is over and in the books. Next year's Super Bowl will be staged at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, and in anticipation of this big event coming to Southern California, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams are both in the process of upgrading their football teams to hopefully be participants in next year's Big Game. This will be the first Super Bowl played in Southern California since January...
Leave no doubt. That is what Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback Tom Brady did win he won his record setting seventh Super Bowl last Sunday. Without a doubt he is the best quarterback in history at any level. The 43-year-old quarterback from northern California and the University of Michigan proved once again that he can make a gigantic difference on almost any team he plays on. Brady deserves a lot of credit for Tampa Bay’s turn around, but the real hero is their speed and conditioning coach R...
The time is now. The Los Angeles Rams blockbuster trade eight days before Super Bowl LV made them a serious contender for next season's Super Bowl LVI to be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. On Saturday, January 30, the Rams agreed to trade 5-year NFL quarterback Jared Goff, two 1st-Round and one 3rd-Round draft picks to the Detroit Lions for 12-year veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. The immediate winners are owner Stan Kroenke and head coach Sean McVay. The trade allows the Rams to get a...
The coaching staff of new head coach Brandon Staley is coming together very quickly. The Los Angeles Chargers announced the hiring of three coaches to serve as coordinators: Joe Lombardi as offensive coordinator, Renaldo Hill as defensive coordinator and Derius Swinton II as special teams coordinator. The three have a combined 29 seasons of NFL coaching experience. Familiarity is important to Staley, as all three have worked with Staley in the past. Lombardi coached Staley for one season at...
The time is now. The Los Angeles Rams blockbuster trade eight days before Super Bowl LV made them a serious contender for next season's Super Bowl LVI to be held at SoFi Stadium. On Saturday, January 30, the Rams agreed to trade 5-year NFL quarterback Jared Goff, two 1st-Round and one 3rd-Round draft picks to the Detroit Lions for 12-year veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. The immediate winners are owner Stan Kroenke and head coach Sean McVay. The trade allows the Rams to get a top-level...
The first round of the NFL Draft was held on the evening of April 23rd, 2020 and it appeared at the time that the Chargers had a good night. The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) confirmed that with the selection of Justin Herbert they drafted the next NFL Rookie of the Year. Herbert was selected with the 6th pick of the first round that evening. Herbert played in 15 games (all starts), and threw for 4,336 yards, which ranks second all-time among NFL rookie quarterbacks. He completed 396 of...
At the end of the 2020 regular season, there was only one certainty for the Chargers. They had their franchise quarterback. Everything else was uncertain, including the status of their head coach, Anthony Lynn. That uncertainty was resolved less than 24 hours later, when the Chargers fired Lynn with one year left on his contract after a second consecutive losing season. Exactly two weeks after the Chargers final game, the question of who would replace Lynn was finally answered when the team...
It was a sobering way to start the New Year. The Los Angeles Rams playoff run came to an expected end on a cold Lambeau Field, losing 32-18 to the Green Bay Packers in the 2020 NFC Conference Round. The NFL's number one defense had no answers for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' number one offense. The losses continued on Sunday as Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley agreed to terms to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. "The finality of everything is so sudden,"...
With the recent firing of Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn, the Las Vegas Raiders have swooped and hired Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley to do the same job with the Raiders. Bradley has been the defensive coordinator for the past four seasons for Lynn and in that period, the Chargers have been one of the better defensive units in the NFL. The Raiders have struggled under head coach Jon Gruden over the past three seasons, ranking 30th in scoring defense in 2020, 24th in...
Hall of Fame halfback Jon Arnett, one of USC's greatest running backs who then starred with the Los Angeles Rams, died on Saturday (Jan. 16) of heart failure in Lake Oswego, Ore. He was 85. Known as "Jaguar Jon" because of his acrobatic agility and elusiveness running the ball that was honed by his time as a youth gymnast, Arnett excelled as both a running back and punt and kickoff returner. He was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in its 1994 inaugural class and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. A 3-year (1954-56) letterman...
Aaron vs. Aaron. The intriguing NFC second round Divisional playoff matchup this Saturday at Lambeau Field at 1:35 p.m. on Channel 11 will feature the Los Angeles Rams and defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the best defensive player in the NFL versus the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers, one of the best offensive players in the league. Due to a rash of injuries, the Rams with the NFL's No. 1 defense is a 6.5 underdog to the Packers and Rodgers who directs the league's No. 1 scoring offense. The...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (13-1): Tight end Travis Kelce made the Pro Bowl, as usual, and is in a position to become the first tight end ever to the lead the NFL in receiving yardage. Kelce is currently in second place with 1,318 yards, just six yards behind DeAndre Hopkins of the Cardinals. Next: -10.5 vs Atlanta Falcons - Sun, Dec. 27 – O/U: 53.5 (ATS: 7-7 – O/U: 7-7) 2. Green Bay Packers (11-3): With a little help, the Packers could clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs this wee...
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The Los Angeles Rams will ring in the 2021 New Year with a battle for their playoff lives against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium this Sunday, 1:25 p.m., January 3. Adding to the drama, the game will feature Rams backup quarterback John Wolford making his NFL debut. Jared Goff, the team's starting quarterback for the past 4 1/2 years has been temporarily sidelined due to a broken thumb suffered during Sunday's 20-9 Division title loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Wolford's start is the...
