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Jacob Hester will never be Lorenzo Neal - few are - as Neal, it can be argued, was among the greatest fullbacks to ever play the game.

We got plenty of responses this week from San Diego Chargers fans. The question was: should San Diego sign Pro Bowl linebacker Shawne Merriman to a long-term contract or let him walk as soon as next year? It was nearly unanimous.

Nobody gets closer to the Super Bowl than Stephen Spach. Now if he could just get to play in one.

It's easy to overlook Philip Rivers, given his open, easy-going personality. He's like a bag of Fritos playing in an NFL era in which the premier quarterbacks are regarded as prime cuts of filet mignon.

In his first seven weeks with the Chargers, Michael Bennett spent more time with Billy Volek than Philip Rivers.

Colts at Chargers, 8:00pm ET Sat., NBC: This will be a rematch of last yeara s divisional round, when the Chargers visited he heavily favor Colts and came away with an unlikely win, even more surprising were ...

This time, it's running back LaDainian Tomlinson and tight end Antonio Gates who are hurt.

Go ahead and snicker, Colts fans. Here comes Philip Rivers again. Yeah, the guy with the smirk.

As the fifth seed in the AFC, the Colts find themselves in unfamiliar territory.

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From left, San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson, Chris Chambers, Antonio Gates, and Billy Volek, look on from the bench during the fourth quarter on an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons on ...