Kassim Osgood News

" Philip Rivers never shies away from competition, nor from admitting that fact.

" The Chargers parted ways with Chris Chambers Monday. For so many reasons. Officially, and legitimately, the emergence of Malcom Floyd as a dependable target and big-play threat made the struggling Chambers expendable after two years in San Diego.

" The Chargers special teams players call punt coverage "15 seconds to hell." In that span, they sprint headlong down the field, engaging in high-speed boxing matches before hurling their bodies at a ball carrier racing at them.

Broncos coach Josh McDaniels and tight end Tony Scheffler, right, know Eddie Royal has earned his stripes as a return man.

The Chargers defense was on the field for 73 snaps in its most recent game. They did it with a four-man defensive line rotation, which made for a tired group.

October 8, 2009, 8:30 p.m. I was worried Mike hadn't filed the Fleiss Blog this week because he was so distraught that both his Chargers and Cal Bears got embarrassed on the same weekend.

Rashard Mendenhall ran for 165 yards and a pair of scores and the Steelers beat San Diego, 38-28, despite nearly blowing a four-touchdown lead.

The San Diego Chargers announced their offensive and defensive captains for the 2009 season.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The San Diego Chargers have selected their team captains as they push for a special season.

Last year, North Salinas High graduate Kassim Osgood earned All Pro props for kick coverage, the rough equivalent of earning an Oscar for a cameo.

The San Diego Chargers wrapped up preseason competition with an impressive victory over the San Francisco 49ers 26-7. The Charger quarters, Billy Volek and Charlie Whitehurst completed 18-for-27 passes for 185 yards and a combined 113.3 quarterback rating.

With all their offensive stars watching from the sideline, the San Diego Chargers closed the exhibition season with a 26-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Friday night.

The Chargers defense gangs up on San Francisco running back Allen Rossum in the second quarter.

Billy Volek tossed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 8-of-13 passes to lead San Diego's reserves to a 26-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the league's final preseason game.

Chargers linebacker Antwan Applewhite, cut after training camp in 2007, rejoined the team that November.

SWEET SUCCESS: When a new restaurant, in its second week, in a city glutted with restaurants, in the depths of a recession, is packed to the rafters on a weeknight, somebody's doing something right.

The NFL is often considered the playground of the rich, where young men earn a lot of money for playing a game.

While bars filled up with groaning, angry, ranting Philadelphians last night, furious that their beloved Eagles signed with dog-fighting Michael Vick, the approving voices may have been speaking in a low whisper, but they were still there.

MARTIN WISHES LEAF 'NOTHING BUT BEST' Wide receiver Charly Martin already was familiar with a bit of Chargers history long before he signed with the team as a free agent out of West Texas A&M. The quarterbacks coach at West Texas for all but three games the past three seasons: Ryan Leaf.

August 7, 2009, 11:39 a.m. There are times when Kassim Osgood looks like a bona fide receiver.