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• Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego reports that San Diego Chargers head team physician Christopher Wahl will step down in the coming weeks, citing family reasons and franchise uncertainty.
According to the report, Wahl worked for the University of Washington before taking the job with the Chargers in 2013, replacing Dr. David Chao, who filled that role for 17 seasons. Wahl intends to return to Seattle with his wife and three children. He’ll stay with the franchise through the draft.
"We just don't know what's going to happen in the future,” Wahle told Gehlken. “I don't know if the Chargers are going to be here or in L.A. My leaving is no index one way or another. I honestly don't know the answer to that question. I think it'd be a mistake to miss the opportunity to go back to Seattle now and have the Chargers leave and go to Los Angeles.”
• Kevin Acee of U-T San Diego writes that league owners are on board with the return of the NFL to Los Angeles.
• In this ESPN Insider piece, Matt Williamson gives the Chargers a "B" grade for their effort in free agency. Williamson: “It looks like they are building a bunch of giants up front on offense with D.J. Fluker, [Orlando] Franklin and [King] Dunlap. I like what they are doing there and they have some versatility with those guys. I'd like to see this offense add speed, though. I do not know who is fast on this offense.”
• Ricky Henne of Chargers.com breaks down University of Washington safety/linebacker Shaq Thompson.
• Jay Paris of The Mighty 1090 writes that there’s a sense of building momentum in San Diego with the stadium push.
• San Diego city attorney Jan Goldsmith talks with Darren Smith of The Mighty 1090 AM about his role in a city-county partnership on getting a stadium done in San Diego in this audio link.
• Charley Casserly of the NFL Network talks with Dan Sileo of The Mighty 1090 AM about the Chargers in this audio link.
