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Top 15 Fantasy Football Rookies in 2013

San Diego Chargers Doug Martin (1,454) and Trent Richardson (950) were No. 2 and 3 among all rookie NFL running backs last year in rushing yards. They were both first-round picks and played as such in their first sea...

Early 2014 NFL Draft Rankings

San Diego Chargers The 2013 NFL Draft is in the books. Some fans, in Minnesota and St. Louis for example, should be ecstatic about their new toys (Sharrif Floyd, Tavon Austin) while others, in Cleveland, Dallas o...

3 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinals, USC Trojans, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Day Two's Best Prospects

San Diego Chargers The beauty of the NFL Draft lies in its unpredictability. Teams move up in the draft to nab a player they particularly covet. Others move back in the process because the guy they have targeted ...

3 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trjans, West Virginia Mountaineers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Grading the First Round

San Diego Chargers The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft is complete and 32 new faces have joined the ranks of professional football. Some will play right away and become instant Pro Bowlers like first-rounders Matt ...

Ranking the NFL's Toughest Schedules of 2013

San Diego Chargers The NFL has got it all figured out. The most powerful, popular and lucrative sport in the history of sports has turned its annual schedule release into saliva-inducing, must-see TV for football-sta...

2013 NFL Mock Draft: First-Round Picks

San Diego Chargers The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...

5 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

2013 NFL Mock Draft

San Diego Chargers The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...

11 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

Very Early 2013 NFL Power Ranking Predictions

San Diego Chargers Baltimore won the Super Bowl, but as it relates to Athlon Sports’ early ranking of NFL teams for next season, not ALL of the spoils go to the victor. San Francisco, who came up short against the ...

Early Super Bowl XLVIII Contenders

San Diego Chargers Even though the celebration in Baltimore will go on throughout the week and beyond, it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2013 season, right? With that in mind, here’s Athlon Sports’ earl...

Grading the NFL’s Head Coach Hires for 2013

San Diego Chargers Eight NFL teams, or a quarter of the league, have hired new head coaches since the first of the year. The seemingly flush job market was initially created on Dec. 31, the day after the regular seas...

15 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers

10 Worst Teams to Ever Play in a Super Bowl

San Diego Chargers While the Super Bowl annually pits the champion of the AFC conference versus the winner of the NFC, that doesn’t necessarily mean the best two teams end up playing in the biggest game of the seas...

16 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, Monthly, Overtime, News, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, super bowl

25 Greatest Tight Ends in NFL History

San Diego Chargers Few positions in football have evolved as much as the tight end — which has morphed from that of old school glorified sixth offensive lineman to modern giant slot receiver. Keeping that role reve...

16 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Antonio Gates, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Coates, Brent Jones, Charlie Sanders, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Clark, Dallas Cowboys, Dave Casper, Denver Broncos, Heath Miller, Indianapolis Colts, Jackie Smith, Jason Witten, Jay Novacek, Jerry Smith, John Mackey, Kansas City Chiefs, Keith Jackson, Kellen Winslow, Mark Bavaro, Mike Ditka, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Ozzie Newsome, Philadelphia Eagles, Raymond Chester, Riley Odoms, Rob Gronkowski, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Shannon Sharpe, Steve Jordan, super bowl, Todd Christiensen, Tony Gonzalez

10 Coaches to Replace Fired Norv Turner with the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers After an up-and-down tenure in San Diego, the Chargers have finally decided to pull the plug on Norv Turner. The embattled coach was nearly fired at the end of last season but finished with a 4-1 r...

20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: NFL, News, AFC, AFC West, San Diego Chargers

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 16

San Diego Chargers A betting preview of every game (against the spread) in Week 16. Locks of the Week Two divisional rivalry showdowns plus another two matchups of the haves and have nots look like good pi...

21 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

Top 10 College Football Coaches For NFL Jobs

San Diego Chargers With nearly one-third of the NFL coaching jobs expected to be vacant by year’s end — including sweet gigs like the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints, as well as the...

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 16

San Diego Chargers NFL Week 16 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Falcons (12-2) at Lions (4-10) Atlanta is one win away from locking up home-field in the NFC Playoffs, which should ...

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 14

San Diego Chargers A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 14. Locks of the Week Three of the worst teams in the league will be flown over by the sputtering J-E-T-S...

23 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins

20 Amazing NFL Cheerleaders: Best of 2012...so far

San Diego Chargers A look back at our favorite cheerleaders from the 2012 NFL season...so far. They can cheer for us anytime! ...

23 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: NFL, Overtime, Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 14

San Diego Chargers NFL Week 14 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Broncos (9-3) at Raiders (3-9) Denver MVP candidate Peyton Manning had his best game of the season against Oakland i...

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 11

San Diego Chargers A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 11. Locks of the Week Some fans in Kansas City plan on wearing funeral black to Arrowhead on Sunday, whil...

26 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

5 Most Dangerous NFL Teams with Losing Records

San Diego Chargers Ten weeks into the NFL season and there’s a pretty clear line between who’s in and who’s out. There are patterns beginning to emerge, as well as powers. The playoff picture is beginning to ta...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans

NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 11

San Diego Chargers NFL Week 11 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Dolphins (4-5) at Bills (3-6) The home team is 7–3 on Thursday night this year, so there is a chance that Buffalo fans ...

26 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

2012 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Week 10

San Diego Chargers Week 10 marks the unofficial start to the second half of the NFL regular season. Eight games remain until the NFL’s postseason, but it’s fewer than that when you take into consideration the sta...

7 Bold Second-Half NFL Predictions for 2012

San Diego Chargers The second half is here and that means things are about to get interesting in the NFL. So I thought, in true Athlon Sports prognostication fashion, I would put on my predicting hat for the sec...

27 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 10

San Diego Chargers NFL Week 10 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Colts (5-3) at Jaguars (1-7) Indianapolis has been playing “Chuck Strong” — in honor of coach Chuck Pagano’s...

27 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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