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| At times as a rookie, Legedu Naanee was listed as a tight end, wide receiver and fullback. He’s now solely working with the wide receivers, and he’s switched his jersey number from 40 to 11, according to Chargers.com. |
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| Paul Oliver worked as a safety on the second team in base defense during the San Diego Chargers recent weekend mini-camp, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. He also saw work at corner in the dime package and will continue to work there. |
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| LaDainian Tomlinson suggested that he might walk away from the game in a recent interview with Colleen Dominiguez of ESPN. The topic came up after Dominguez estimated that L.T. is roughly five solid seasons away from toppling Emmitt Smith’s all-time rushing mark. “It comes a time where you gotta walk away from the game,” Tomlinson said. “I really would like to walk away from the game on top. I dont want to be a player that’s declining and have to be kicked out of the league and not getting picked up by a team.” |
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| The San Diego Chargers are concerned enough about center Nick Hardwick not being able to start the season that they are targeting veteran center Jeremy Newberry for a possible signing after June 1, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Hardwick is currently recovering from surgery on his severely sprained right foot. |
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| Antonio Gates, who is recovering from toe surgery (in February), will begin running later this month, according to CBSsports. His recovery was expected to take 4-6 months, so it is unlikely he will be ready for training camp in late July. |
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| Derek Smith spent the weekend working with the first and second team defense, according to Chargers.com. With Stephen Cooper scheduled to miss the first four games of the season, there's a strong chance that Smith will be the starter at the "Mike" linebacker position for the first month. Smith impressed Norv Turner in his first weekend on the field with the Chargers. Turner said, "Veteran players just have a presence about them. He’s come in and picked up what we’re doing. He’s very, very sudden and very, very quick. He’s got a lot of confidence and a lot of experience. It gives us depth at the linebacker position."
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| Antonio Cromartie was practicing as a punt returner during practice over the weekend, but Coach Norv Turner said he won't be used in that role this season, according to Chargers.com. Turner said, "We’ve got good punt returners. We’ve got Darren Sproles and Buster Davis. The fact that Cro can do it, that’s a bonus. He’s done the kickoff returns and he’s always available for that. We’ll let him keep catching and some day he may bail us out."
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| LaDainian Tomlinson has changed his mind about the preseason. The superstar previously stated he'd think about playing in a preseason contest, but that idea has been erased. "I just told him we weren’t going to do it," head coach Norv Turner tells the team's official web site. "There wasn’t a lot of discussion involved. He doesn’t need to carry the ball in the preseason." Tomlinson hasn't appeared in an August contest since 2005. |
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| All world tight end Antonio Gates will not participate in the San Diego Chargers weekend minicamp, according to Chargers.com. Gates will attend the festivities, but continues to recover from the toe surgery he had in February. |
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| Head coach Norv Turner feels that the first minicamp is an unofficial start of the new season, and his prized running back LaDainian Tomlinson will be participating, according to Chargers.com. “My thoughts on Mini Camp are to always gear everything to your veterans and let everyone else catch up,” Turner said. “The guys that have got to catch up are second and third-year guys like Anthony Waters and Eric Weddle and Jyles Tucker; guys who haven’t played a lot. Then there’s a chance for the rookies to make first impressions. There’s a lot going on this weekend.”
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| The San Diego Chargers will hold their first three-day minicamp this weekend, and quarterback Philip Rivers is among the starters whose participation will be limited, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Rivers will throw some and by all accounts is ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from his Jan. 23 surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his right leg. |
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