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The NFLPA just released its annual team report cards for 2025, and the Los Angeles Chargers scored extremely well in almost every category. Per the NFLPA, these report cards aim to “improve the overall working conditions for our players, which includes the daily experience of players at the team facilities away from the lights and cameras.” 1,695 players provided information about their current…

Last night, I saw a very interesting article on a site called LaPresna.org. In it, they discuss a former San Diego Councilman (Byron Wear) going in front of the city four different times to push hard on approving a development project that would involve a new sports arena district. This in itself is not that odd. Except, in this case, it was a bit different since he wasn’t telling anyone that he…

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COSTA MESA, Calif. | Chargers coach Lynn to get college degree 26 years later

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Lynn left Texas Tech in 1992 for a life in the NFL, he was only six class hours shy of earning his degree.

Although he won two Super Bowl rings as a running back before beginning a coaching career that eventually put him in charge of the Los Angeles Chargers last season, Lynn never forgot about missing his college graduation.

On Saturday, the Chargers’ 49-year-old head coach will take that long-delayed walk to get his diploma when he receives his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at UNLV.

“Football has always been my No. 1 priority, and sometimes that’s good, sometimes that’s bad,” the Chargers’ head coach said Friday after running a workout with their rookies and undrafted free agents. “But I chose football over education. I thought, at some point, ‘No more excuses. Just go back and get it done.'”

While he led the Chargers to a 9-7 record last season, Lynn was also hitting the books. He spent the past 18 months completing his coursework while simultaneously navigating his first head coaching job.

Lynn didn’t say much about his studies to his Chargers assistants or players, but he strategized like any good coach to manage his workload. With the help of a counselor, Lynn used a five-week down period in last summer’s schedule to line up his daily educational goals and deadlines for the following year.

“It requires you to be a master planner,” Lynn said with a grin.

He recently completed his 30-page capstone research project about the challenges and pitfalls facing athletes as they make the transition into post-competitive life. After starting out with the goal of learning more about the mental health of athletes with head injuries, Lynn eventually took 30 hours of online classes in subjects such as sociology, public health and psychology.

“Mental health is broader than what I thought,” Lynn said. “Things like identity crisis. Things like boredom with athletes post-career, and how that can lead to other sicknesses that are sometimes fatal. So that’s probably the biggest thing I learned.”

The seeds of Lynn’s return were planted in 2014 while he was on Rex Ryan’s staff with the New York Jets. Dave Szott, Lynn’s good friend and a former Jets lineman who became a coach and executive with the club, finished his degree 15 years after leaving Penn State with the encouragement of his own wife, Andrea.

“I remember she looked at me and said, ‘Coach, you should do the same,'” Lynn recalled. “‘There’s no reason why you shouldn’t do that, no excuses.’ And that just gave me a little push and inspired me to go back, or at least investigate it.”

Lynn put it off for a couple of years while he moved with Ryan to Buffalo and attempted to land his own head coaching job. He eventually connected with an educational firm that has expertise in such endeavors, and he committed to his studies in earnest in 2017. “I said, ‘You know what? It’s now or never,'” Lynn recalled with a smile. “And then I become a head coach.”

But with the Chargers’ encouragement, Lynn decided to continue his educational pursuits. He did most of his coursework remotely, but also went to UNLV recently for face-to-face discussions with his professors.

Lynn also was motivated by his highly educated children. His daughter, Danielle, is receiving her master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Texas next week. His son, D’Anton, a former Penn State defensive back, will miss the graduation ceremony at UNLV because he’ll be at work with the Houston Texans in his new job as an assistant coach.

“They were happy,” Lynn said. “I’m not the butt of the jokes anymore when I go to one of their graduations. They would always say stuff like, ‘That’s why you didn’t graduate.’ I’d talk about how hard I work. ‘That’s why you didn’t graduate.'”

Lynn wasn’t planning to participate in UNLV’s graduation ceremony until he realized what it could mean to other athletes, coaches and professionals facing similar educational challenges. His mother and daughter will be in attendance in Las Vegas along with Chargers owner Dean Spanos and his wife, Susie.

“I decided to walk, because if it could inspire one person, then it’s worth it,” Lynn said. “Dave Szott inspired me. Maybe if I inspire one, then it’s worth it.”

The Chargers Almost Doubled Twitter Followers Since L.A. Transfer, But forty five% of Total Are Now Fake

Since shifting North final yr, the Los Angeles Chargers have gained a ton of Twitter followers. Once they left San Diego they have been hovering under 500,000, however when you examine now, they boast 805,000. Man, that’s rather a lot for a franchise to select up in a single yr, proper? There’s only one drawback: lots of the group’s Twitter followers are pretend. Eagle-eyed Twitter consumer Caleb Norman (CalebBMX89) isn’t the primary to note the loopy bump the Chargers obtained as soon as they moved to LA, however he did do a TwitterAudit of the group’s followers. It wasn’t fairly: Observed the #LAme @Chargers account had over 800k followers. This appeared like fairly a leap from once they 1st moved to LA and had sub 500k. Seemed up on a Twitter Audit web site and came upon virtually half of these are pretend. @ScottKaplan @jmt619 @DSmithShow @SI_LeeJenkins @Deadspin pic.twitter.com/V1sUBaK0Mm — Caleb Norman (@CalebBMX89) February 21,

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NFL, who approved the #Chargers move to LA, don't want the Chargers to move to LA

When the NFL approved the then-Saint Louis Rams’ move back to Los Angeles, they gave the San Diego Chargers a year option to join them. Apparently, no one actually expected or wanted them to exercise it and now that they have, the league is not happy.

According to an ESPN source, the league’s 32 owners are “very upset that they moved” and the league office is “beside itself.” Here’s the real kick…

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Dean Spano defends Chargers move to Los Angeles

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Your Favorite NFL Team Doesn't Care About You