San Diego Chargers News and Rumors

Baltimore center Matt Birk is the Walter Payton Man of the Year for 2011, the NFL announced Saturday. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was one of three finalists.

The Chargers have hired Joe Barry as linebackers coach. Barry spent the last two seasons as linebackers coach at Southern California. Before that, he spent nine seasons as an NFL assistant coach, including seven as a linebackers coach for the Tampa Bay …

On any normal NBC SportsTalk episode, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers would be the headliner. On Friday’s show, he was one of many big names that joined Florio on the set. Rivers talked about the continuity in San Diego and being a finalist for the W…

Trying to hawk a book or not, it takes a certain fortitude to show up and proudly walk around at a Super Bowl in a city grateful you never called it home.

A man has filed a lawsuit against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips alleging the player broke a Champagne bottle over his head at a Pacific Beach bar in 2009.

The NFL approved a $200 million dollar loan Thursday for the 49ers’ planned new stadium and views an imminent new facility as an encouraging sign for teams like the Chargers, which are attempting to get a stadium built in downtown San Diego.

The San Diego Chargers' stadium situation didn't come up at the NFL commissioner's pre-Super Bowl news conference Friday. But the L.A. stadium situation did.

Commissioner appears to backtrack on comments from previous night; also says league will have more Thursday night games in 2012.

Appreciative of the honor but not ecstatic about having to go to a Super Bowl city as anything but a participant in the game, the Chargers quarterback has turned his few days here into a learning experience.

The inside linebacker injured his shoulder during preseason play and missed his entire rookie season. Jonas Mouton watched Donald Butler recover from a training camp season-ending Achilles tear to become one of the team’s better players.

Hyperbole and sports go together like chips and beer, so it’s only a slight exaggeration to say that Escondido’s Orlando Morales will be the busiest person in America on Sunday. And the hungriest.

Chuck Pagano’s first Colts coaching staff is one piece closer to completion. Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reports that the team has hired Greg Manusky to be their defensive coordinator in 2012. Manusky was fired by the Chargers last month after running …

Chargers special counsel Mark Fabiani told a roomful of regional leaders Wednesday that a new football stadium is more likely to get built with political and financial support from around the county, and that a public vote on the venue would almost cert…

San Diego’s chief financial officer questioned whether the city was being appropriately paid for a temporary name change of Qualcomm Stadium to endorse the company’s Snapdragon processor.

SAN DIEGO – The Chargers’ special teams became an asset in 2011 with an influx of young players, which bodes well for next season. General Manager A.J. Smith and the player personnel department hav...

Earlier Wednesday, I had a chance to catch up with San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers to discuss him being a finalist for the NFL Man of the Year award. We also had a chance to talk about a current league issue that Rivers was involved in Sund…

SAN DIEGO – Philip and Tiffany Rivers drove south along the Pacific coast a few years ago, towing a vehicle full of children back to San Diego after a day at Disneyland in Anaheim. A realization cr...

Former Bolts head coach is back in the Super Bowl with Giants, still seeks another shot at top job.

Rivers had no problem with the emphasis on fun at all-star "game"

Chargers quarterback one of three finalists for NFL Man of the Year Award.

ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer ranked the NFL’s top-40 quarterbacks and, as usual, did an outstanding job. I truly believe he is one of the premier quarterbacks experts alive. Let’s look how Dilfer ranks the AFC West's quarterbac…

The Chargers and American Heart Association launch NFL PLAY 60 CHALLENGE in the Santee School District.

A consultant who once sought to boost the Port of San Diego’s shipping business as its manager of trade says his former employer is inflating figures for longshore workers, cargo tonnage and maritime revenue at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal.

Five of San Diego’s players contributed to a 59-41 win by the AFC on Sunday in Honolulu.

All the stadium stories you missed since my last roundup while you were waiting for the Super Bowl to hurry up and start.

Patriots' record-breaking receiver played the 2004 season opener as a member of the Chargers.