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Linebacker Denzel Perryman is back with his first NFL team and likens Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh to comedian Will Ferrell because of their off-beat deliveries.

Here's a game-by-game look at the Chargers' 2024-25 regular-season schedule, which features two Monday night games and one Sunday night contest.

While building the 2024-25 NFL schedule, the league pushed for strong storylines and to deliver intriguing matchups to every TV network and streamer.

Backlash grows after Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sounds off on gender roles, abortion, Biden and Pride month during his Benedictine College commencement address.

Upon reflection, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady says he regrets the way his Netflix roast affected his three children, ages 16, 14 and 11.

The Chargers' offseason program continued Monday with a workout at their headquarters in Costa Mesa. Here are the latest developments.

The Chargers continued to add to their depth when signing to 10-year veteran edge rusher Bud Dupree, the team announced Saturday.

Chargers rookie wide receiver Brenden Rice says his father, Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, isn't happy his son wasn't taken until the 225th pick of the draft.

The Costa Mesa City Council is poised to approve the Raiders joining four other NFL teams holding training camps in Southern California.

Nick Hardwick spent his entire NFL career with the Chargers and never aspired to coach, but when Jim Harbaugh called the former center he accepted a job he considers dream-like.

The Chargers new attitude starts with the drafting of a force on the offensive line, Joe Alt, adding beef to their interior defense and replacing receivers.

With college football players increasingly choosing to not leave school early because of NIL, the quality of players in the NFL draft is taking a hit.

The Chargers had nine picks in the 2024 NFL draft, picking five offensive players and four defenders. They began by taking Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt.

The Chargers needed new starting receivers, and took Georgia receiver Ladd McConkey in Round 2. In Round 3, they took Michigan linebacker Junior Colson.

Joe Alt, the Chargers' first pick in the NFL draft, comes from a family of athletes. His father was a two-time Pro Bow player and his brother played in the NHL.

Jim Harbaugh explains why Chargers drafted Notre Dame's Joe Alt: "When we talk ... about attacking on offense, offensive line is the tip of the spear."

USC produced the top pick of the NFL draft in Caleb Williams, and UCLA produced the first defensive player selected in Laiatu Latu, taken 15th.

Many thought the Chargers might trade the fifth pick of the NFL draft, but they stuck with it and helped their offensive line by taking Notre Dame's Joe Alt.

Former UCLA QB Cade McNown has advice for Bears top pick Caleb Williams: "You've been drafted as the future, you have to live in the present."

The Bears have tried and failed to secure a franchise quarterback for years, and Chicago wonders whether Caleb Williams or J.J. McCarthy is the right choice.

With the fifth pick of the NFL draft in Detroit, the Chargers are in great position to trade down for extra picks and still fill their needs in Round 1.

L.A. Times NFL writer Sam Farmer predicts quarterbacks will be taken 1-2-3 atop the draft Thursday after a surprise trade happens in the third spot.

Rumors say the Chargers might trade the No. 5 and pass on a chance to draft a top receiver, but L.A.'s good news is the 2024 NFL draft class is deep.

Reporters who cover their teams on a daily basis predict how the first round of the 2024 NFL draft will unfold in The Times' beat writers' mock draft.

Chargers new GM Joe Hortiz says, "The whole, 'It's a fair trade. It's a wash,' I don't think that's a trade that we're interested in."

Helping Justin Herbert flourish is one of the Chargers' top priorities, and Jim Harbaugh's coaches are confident they've found a way to maximize his skills.

Jim Harbaugh lived in an RV at the beach after the Chargers hired him as coach in a move reminiscent of James Garner's character in "The Rockford files".

The Chargers already feel the direction new coach Jim Harbaugh is taking the team, a more physical approach to offense and defense on the docket.

The NFL announced it will schedule a game in Brazil on Friday of Week 1, the first time in more than 50 years it has played on the Friday of opening weekend.

NFL owners voted to radically alter kickoff rules for the 2024 season. The new kickoff rules are intended to make the play safer and make returns more likely.