JOE REEDY
FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 file photo, Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon rushes during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Denver. Gordon is going into the final year of his contract. The fifth-year running back said after practice that he didn’t want to miss any practices but also didn’t rule out not being here when the team conducts its first training camp practice, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 . (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Chargers' Gordon trying not to make contract a distraction

By Joe Reedy Jun. 11, 2019 08:07 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Melvin Gordon is happy to be back with his Los Angeles

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa rushes in against Maryland during an NCAA college football game in Columbus, Ohio. Bosa is hoping to return to form with the Los Angeles Chargers wearing a new yet familiar number. The defensive end has switched from No. 99 to 97. Bosa wore that number at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and at Ohio State. It is also a significant number for the Bosa family. John Bosa wore No. 97 for three seasons in the NFL and Nick Bosa, Joey’s younger brother, will wear it for San Francisco after being the second overall pick in the April draft. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Family tradition: Chargers' Bosa switches to familiar No. 97

By Joe Reedy May. 25, 2019 02:52 AM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Joey Bosa is hoping to return to form with the Los Angeles

Stick slowly getting up to speed with Chargers' offense

By Joe Reedy May. 12, 2019 05:03 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Easton Stick has drawn comparisons to Carson Wentz and

FILE - At left, in a May 18, 2012, file photo, Vince McMahon is shown at the Republican state convention in Hartford, Conn. At right, in a Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck makes comments during a news conference in Arlington, Texas. The XFL has reached multiyear agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports to broadcast its games beginning in 2020. The league also announced Monday, May 6, 2019, that its season will start Feb. 8, the weekend after the NFL season ends with the Super Bowl. This is the second time Vince McMahon has launched a football league. (AP Photo/File)
Lessons learned? XFL hoping time to prepare is a benefit

By Joe Reedy May. 10, 2019 02:45 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oliver Luck has noted that there is a graveyard full of tombstones

FILE - At left, in a May 18, 2012, file photo, Vince McMahon is shown at the Republican state convention in Hartford, Conn. At right, in a Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck makes comments during a news conference in Arlington, Texas. The XFL has reached multiyear agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports to broadcast its games beginning in 2020. The league also announced Monday, May 6, 2019, that its season will start Feb. 8, the weekend after the NFL season ends with the Super Bowl. This is the second time Vince McMahon has launched a football league. (AP Photo/File)
XFL reaches multiyear agreement with ESPN and Fox

By Joe Reedy May. 06, 2019 09:26 AM EDT
The XFL reached multiyear agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports on Monday to broadcast

FILE - At left, in an April 24, 2019, file photo, Booger McFarland is seen on the set of ESPN SportsCenter, in Nashville, Tenn. At right, in an Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, Joe Tessitore poses for a photograph before an ESPN telecast of a preseason NFL football game, in Landover, Md. ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” will go with a two-person booth this upcoming season, with Booger McFarland joining Joe Tessitore. ESPN had a three-man commentary team last year. (AP Photo/File)
Tessitore, McFarland return to ESPN's 'Monday Night' booth

By Joe Reedy May. 01, 2019 09:47 AM EDT
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" will return to a two-man booth when it kicks off its

Los Angeles Chargers NFL football defensive tackle Jerry Tillery, left, suppresses a laugh as he talks with head coach Anthony Lynn, right, during a news conference at Chargers headquarters Friday, April 26, 2019, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The Notre Dame defensive tackle was drafted by the Chargers in the first round Thursday. AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Chargers able to address defensive tackle, linebacker needs

By Joe Reedy Apr. 27, 2019 09:46 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco knew that

Chargers select North Dakota St QB Easton Stick in 5th round

By Joe Reedy Apr. 27, 2019 02:17 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Philip Rivers is the Los Angeles Chargers starting

FILE - At left, in a Nov. 1, 1970, file photo, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Herb Adderley (26) intercepts a Philadelphia Eagles pass in the fourth quarter of a football game, in Dallas. At right, in a Jan. 26, 2019, file photo, North safety Nasir Adderley, of Delaware, returns an interception during the second half of the Senior Bowl college football game, in Mobile, Ala. University of Delaware safety Nasir Adderley was in high school when he connected with his grandfather's first cousin, Hall of Fame defensive back Herb Adderley, who sent him videos of his playing days during the Vince Lombardi era in Green Bay. The elder Adderley would become a huge influence in his life as Nassir lost his grandfather, then blossomed into an NFL prospect himself. (AP Photo/File)
Chargers select Delaware S Nasir Adderley in second round

By Joe Reedy Apr. 26, 2019 09:36 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers hope they have found a free safety

Los Angeles Chargers NFL football defensive tackle Jerry Tillery, left, poses with a jersey as he talks with head coach Anthony Lynn, right, during a news conference at Chargers headquarters Friday, April 26, 2019, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The Notre Dame defensive tackle was drafted by the Chargers in the first round Thursday. AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Tillery nervous during first day at Chargers complex

By Joe Reedy Apr. 26, 2019 06:26 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Meeting your new boss is always a nervous and stressful

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2018, file photo, Notre Dame defensive lineman Jerry Tillery rushes Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in South Bend, Ind. Tillery is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Chargers select DT Jerry Tillery in first round

By Joe Reedy Apr. 25, 2019 11:49 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers were able to address one of their

This image provided by EA Sports shows the cover of the Madden 20 video game, featuring Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, which will be released in August. (Photo courtesy of EA Sports via AP)
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on cover of 'Madden NFL 20'

By Joe Reedy Apr. 25, 2019 06:39 PM EDT
Patrick Mahomes has gone from playing the Madden video game with his dad to being on

Work continues on the NFL Draft stage Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. The NFL Draft is scheduled to be held Thursday through Saturday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Coverage will offer different perspectives on NFL draft

By Joe Reedy Apr. 24, 2019 06:05 PM EDT
George Grande had no idea what ESPN was about to create when he anchored the first

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, Missouri quarterback Drew Lock throws at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Lock is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
Chargers may target offensive and defensive lines in draft

By Joe Reedy Apr. 18, 2019 03:25 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Lynn knows that sometimes the best players on the

In this Sept. 25, 2016, photo, Howard Katz, right, and Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson are seen during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Philadelphia. Katz has the most unenviable task in the National Football League. As the league’s senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations, he is the point person for formulating the schedule and trying to make the executives of the league’s four broadcast partners happy. Before the public got their first look at the upcoming regular-season schedule on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Katz relayed to Fox, CBS, NBC and ESPN what games they received. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Network bosses pleased with NFL TV packages for this season

By Joe Reedy Apr. 18, 2019 03:03 AM EDT
Howard Katz has the most unenviable task in the National Football League. As the

A photographer takes a photo of the new NFL Los Angeles Stadium while under construction during a topping-out ceremony in Inglewood, Calif. on Monday April 15, 2019. Stadium officials hosted a tour for the media after the final piece of the canopy structure to hold the roof was completed. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
LA Stadium reaches milestone with completion of canopy shell

By Joe Reedy Apr. 15, 2019 08:20 PM EDT
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The stadium that will house Los Angeles' NFL teams has

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor, left, and linebacker Thomas Davis, right, poses for a photo during a news conference at the NFL football team's headquarters Friday, March 15, 2019, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Taylor and Davis both are signed to a two-year contract with the Chargers, the team announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Chargers re-sign safety Adrian Phillips to 1-year deal

By Joe Reedy Mar. 15, 2019 06:20 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers aren't making major waves in free

Chargers add veterans in LB Thomas Davis, QB Tyrod Taylor

By Joe Reedy Mar. 13, 2019 07:53 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers didn't have many glaring offseason

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick walks the sideline during the second half of the team's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. NFL Films produced a DVD of the Patriots' win; it was released by Cinedigm on Tuesday, March 5. Senior producer Rob Gill, a Massachusetts native, was responsible for compiling the Patriots’ season highlights as the production process ramped up after the AFC championship game. Schmidt said some of the best parts of the video are getting to hear Belichick interact with his team. “Anytime you have Belichick wired up and you can see inside the greatest dynasty in NFL history, it is interesting story telling,” he said. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Patriots' Super Bowl DVD a celebration of Belichick, dynasty

By Joe Reedy Mar. 07, 2019 02:37 AM EST
NFL Films is no stranger to producing films commemorating a Super Bowl title for the

Atlanta Legends coach Kevin Coyle, left, chats with Orlando Apollos coach Steve Spurrier on the field before an AAF football game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
New league pleased with first-week ratings but cautious

By Joe Reedy Feb. 13, 2019 07:12 PM EST
The Alliance of American Football was a ratings winner in its inaugural weekend, but