Telesco preps for third Chargers draft - U-T San Diego If the Chargers are ever to win a Super Bowl – and really, isn’t that the point? – they almost certainly will draw on touchdowns and tackles from players they took in an NFL draft.The lifeblood of the organization. That’s what Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco calls the draft.The annual three-day, seven-round event begins April 30 in … [Read more...]

NFL Mock Draft 2015: Projections for Most Hyped 1st-Round Prospects - Bleacher Report LM Otero/Associated Press Earning a first-round NFL draft selection is both a blessing and curse. On the bright side: more money, recognition and better chances of landing a starting gig. But with those perks comes pulverizing pressure with little room for growth. Either be great like the team investing its … [Read more...]

2015 Fantasy Football Outlook for San Diego Chargers Stars - Bleacher Report Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports The future location of the franchise bears heavily on the fantasy football prospects of the San Diego Chargers' stars. Philip Rivers said his plans probably won’t include the Chargers if the team returns to Los Angeles, according to Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Stevie … [Read more...]

Danny Shelton leads NFL draft's defensive tackle crop - USA TODAY Former Washington player Danny Shelton works out at Washington's pro day in Seattle.(Photo: Elaine Thompson, AP) By the time dozens of NFL officials and scouts flocked to Seattle earlier this month for the University of Washington's pro day, there was little left for Danny Shelton to do that would shake his status as a … [Read more...]

Tuesday's Sports In Brief - TheNewsTribune.com [unable to retrieve full-text content]Tuesday's Sports In BriefTheNewsTribune.comCHICAGO (AP) — While 26 draft-eligible players have accepted invitations from the NFL to attend the proceedings later this month, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota are not among them. The two most recent Heisman ... The right-hander crumpled to the ...and … [Read more...]

Tuesday's Sports In Brief - Miami Herald NBA ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks player Thabo Sefolosha said Tuesday he is in "great pain" and blamed New York City police for causing a "significant injury" that knocked him out for the season. The backup forward sustained a fractured right lower leg and ligament damage while being arrested with teammate Pero Antic outside a Manhattan nightclub while … [Read more...]

7 Available Free Agents Still Within Washington Redskins' Reach - Bleacher Report Rick Scuteri/Associated Press Free agency has pretty much become an afterthought in league circles at this point on the NFL calendar. It's only natural when most of the attention has switched to the 2015 draft. But the shrewd franchise is the one keenly aware of the bargains still to be had on the veteran … [Read more...]