Author: Kris Rhim

Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 19, 2024, 10:14 PM ET

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made the longest fair catch free kick in NFL history Thursday night, as he made the 57-yard attempt to make the score 21-13 Broncos going into the half. The previous long was 52 yards by Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers in 1962.

It had appeared the Chargers would go into halftime down 11 points after Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw an interception late in the first half. But a quick three and out by the <a data-clubhouse-guid="51042145-e3c1-0694-ae0d-f720342ff8fc"

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Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 19, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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JIM HARBAUGH WAS underqualified when he applied for the University of San Diego’s head coaching job in late 2003 — and the panel interviewing him knew it.

“For the majority of the group, he was not the leading candidate,” Dan Yourg, USD’s senior associate director of athletics for administration, said of the committee composed of Toreros administrators and players.

Harbaugh, then 39, had recently retired after playing 15 seasons in the NFL and was in his second season as an assistant quarterbacks coach with the Oakland Raiders. He had never been a head

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Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 13, 2024, 06:27 PM ET

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, who has been dealing with a left ankle sprain and a left thigh contusion, was a full participant in Friday’s practice and is off the team’s final injury report, clearing the way for him to play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“He’s got the strength of 10 men,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.

Herbert missed Wednesday’s practice with the injuries and was limited Thursday, putting his status in question. When he returned to practice Thursday, his left

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Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 11, 2024, 09:28 PM ET

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert said Wednesday he suffered a sprained left ankle in the team’s 19-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Herbert sat out practice Wednesday because of the ankle injury, as well as a thigh contusion also suffered against the Chiefs. He said he wasn’t sure how serious the sprain is.

Herbert previously suffered a high right ankle sprain in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, forcing him to wear a walking boot. He didn’t

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Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 07:17 PM ET

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey is officially inactive for Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Chargers announced.

McConkey, listed with a knee and shoulder injury on the team’s injury report, injured his right knee in the third quarter of the Chargers 17-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday. McConkey’s knee twisted awkwardly as two Atlanta defenders pulled him down. It was his final catch of one of the best games of his career, where he finished

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Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 10:08 PM ET

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh has many ways of showing appreciation for his players, most often displayed in adoring messages at news conferences or with game balls after wins.

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On Wednesday, three days after the Chargers’ 17-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Harbaugh’s gift of choice was a lunch pail.

He gifted each Chargers player a black metal lunch pail engraved with their names and many of his favorite words, including “stalwart,” which is written on the front in capital letters.

“I know

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