Shawne Merriman News

Philip Rivers and Eli Manning will forever be linked by the 2004 NFL draft, in which Manning was selected first by the Chargers, then traded to the Giants for Rivers, whom the Giants selected fourth.

Call it a hunch. But my guess is the Chargers are gearing up for another late season run to the AFC Western Division championship.

Phillip Rivers and Eli Manning will for always be linked due to the way they came into the NFL.

This was a return to happier, more productive times. found the end zone. Shawne Merriman found the quarterback.

Against a team that had lost five of its first seven games by an average of twenty-four points under the guidance of a coach who allegedly hits men and women, the Chargers faced the possibility of overtime in the final minutes.

Philip Rivers calls it "one of those little sidebars." Really, though, it'll be the featured event when Rivers and his San Diego Chargers face Eli Manning and the struggling New York Giants on Sunday at the Meadowlands.

Shawne Merriman was all over the field in Kansas City. He had shown glimpses of being himself against Denver.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson SAN DIEGO -- The Chargers lead Oakland 21-10 in a game that is not as close as he score indicates.

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Linebacker Shawne Merriman #56 of the San Diego Chargers sits on the bench during the game with the San Francisco 49ers on September 4, 2009 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California.

Nick Hardwick Chargers center Nick Hardwick returned to the practice field for the first time since injuring his left ankle in the season opener.

Historically, LaDanian Tomlinson has had his way with the Oakland defense. The Bolts are hoping for more of the same this Sunday.

News coming out of Chargers practice on Friday was not good. Starting LB Kevin Burnett is listed as doubtful for Sunday after not participating all week, while starting CB Antonio Cromartie , FB Jacob Hester , DE Travis Johnson and WR Buster Davis are all listed as questionable.

Elvis Dumervil had two of Denver's five sacks of Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.

Antonio Cromartie, who suffered a bruised kneecap and hyperextended knee in practice on Thursday, continued to limp badly yesterday.

Anyone who has ever followed or invested in the late-model San Diego Chargers knows it might be too premature at six weeks into the NFL season to count this team out.

Two years ago, the San Diego-Denver storyline centered around trash-talking rivals Philip Rivers and Jay Cutler .

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.

Norv Turner argues a call in the Chargers loss to Denver. Is it time - already - to turn out the lights on the Chargers? After only five games, the Chargers are trailing the Broncos by 3 1/2 games following Monday's loss to Denver.

San Diego - San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman has tested positive in a recent random drug test conducted by the National Football League.