L.J. Shelton News

The San Diego Chargers have signed defensive tackle Alfonso Boone to help fill the void left when Jamal Williams was lost for the season with a triceps injury.

San Diego Chargers defensive tackle Jamal Williams was placed on injured reserve Saturday with a season-ending triceps injury.

The San Diego Chargers added a fresh body to their depleted offensive line with the signing of nine-year veteran Dennis Norman on Wednesday.

" Brandyn Dombrowski will, of course, do whatever the Chargers ask. He knows he has more practice squad eligibility remaining.

September 5, 2009, 2:44 p.m. Michael Bennett made the Chargers keep him with a strong training camp and preseason.

Michael Bennett made it. L.J. Shelton and Kynan Forney did not. Along with the rest of the NFL, the Chargers cut down their roster to the 53-player regular season limit with a couple of surprises, but no stunners.

Guard Kynan Forney and tackle L.J. Shelton were among 21 players released by the San Diego Chargers on Saturday, as part of the team's "cut-down day" maneuvers.

SAN DIEGO a ' For starters, it was a rough NFL debut. a oeObviously it was a setback a little bit,a TMa TM Chargers right guard Louis Vasquez said.

" Travis Johnson hasn't been healthy for two years. "I don't think I've played more than 60 or 70 percent," Johnson said Tuesday after his first practice as a Charger.

The Chargers concluded three days of rookie camp on Wednesday and now await the arrival of the rest of their 80-man roster for their first full team workout Friday.

July 27, 2009, 1:19 p.m. Rookies and a handful of veterans completed the first workout of training camp -- or what should more aptly be refered to as pre-training camp.

May 18, 2009, 12:35 p.m. More than two months until training camp. Almost four months until the season opener.