Darren Sproles News Archives

Herea TMs a scary thought for Halloween : the San Diego Chargers might be just an injury away from becoming the Tennessee Titans.

The Chargers can run. They can stop the run. Their safeties can make plays. They can get off the field on third down.

Arrowhead Stadium isn't home field for Darren Sproles. But it does sit in his hometown, and he capitalized Sunday on one startling advantage.

Even when he doesnt touch the ball, San Diegos Darren Sproles has an impact on the opponents special teams.

Bolts dominate in 37-7 rout of Chiefs; even record at 3-3 By Tod Leonard 1:23 p.m. October 25, 2009 KANSAS CITY a ' The Kansas City Chiefs couldna TMt have appeared at a better time on the Chargersa TM schedule.

Everybody hates coach speak, especially in football. In most cases, coach speak is relegated to a few seconds at halftime, after the game or the mid-week press conference.

Is a dive play featuring Darren Sproles on 3rd and goal really your best play against the Denver Broncos? Much of the 3rd and 4th quarter was played with your Chargers or in the lead or within striking distance.

October 19, 2009, 5:35 p.m. No, this isn't a must win. If the Chargers lose, they're 2-3. half a game out of the wild-card chase.

Reporting from San Diego - Kyle Orton took off the glove last week and had his best game as quarterback of the Denver Broncos.

Royal returns punt, KO for TDs; Chargers lead 7:22 p.m. October 19, 2009 - Eddie Royal became the first player in Broncos history to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the same game, helping Denver to a short-lived lead over the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.

For those of you roughly my age - old enough to have seen the original Temptations and a young Waylon Jennings in concert - you've watched the scene a dozen times, probably three or four times in a theatre.

Favre and Lewis bear no physcial resemblance to each other. But as players, their similarities are striking.

Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels salutes the crowd after the Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 20-17 in overtime on Oct.

As NFL divisions go, the AFC West is the AFC Weirdest. Wasn't Denver supposed to be doomed? The Broncos are 4-0 for the first time since 2003, and rookie coach Josh McDaniels , who bumbled into town by first alienating then trading Jay Cutler , is beginning to look like a star.

After breaking down film of both teams, Scouts Inc. offers 10 things to watch in this week's Chargers-Steelers matchup.

Former Marin Catholic High standout Jono Grayson plays football at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.

When you look back on the previous season's NFL schedule, it always seems like the San Diego Chargers end up taking a trip to the Steel City to play Pittsburgh.

Almost game time. Steelers can get right back in race with wins tonight and then against the Lions next week.

But Steelers safety Ryan Clark would opt to stop Jacobs rather than Chargers ' running back Darren Sproles , the smallest man in the NFL at 5-6 and 185 pounds.

Q. How does San Diego's defense look without Jamal Williams, their Pro Bowl nose tackle who is on the injured reserve list? A. He, of course, is a force, a guy for whom we have a great deal of respect.

Share + Oct 4, 2009 10:14 am US/Eastern By: Casey Shea The Pittsburgh Steelers return home Sunday night and are looking to stop the losing streak at two games.

Running back Willie Parker missed his third consecutive practice, making him unlikely to play Sunday night against San Diego at Heinz Field.

The San Diego Chargers, notoriously slow starters in recent seasons, consider their 2-1 record a major stride.

Ben Roethlisberger will take a turn behind the microphone next Monday. The Steelers' quarterback is slated to serve as a guest host for World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw" in Wilkes-Barre. According to the WWE's Web site, Roethlisberger will take his offensive line with him to Wilkes-Barre. Roethlisberger and a handful of other ...