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Chargers Promote Secondary Coach Steve Wilks to Assistant Coach

The Chargers on Thursday added to Chargers secondary coach Steve Wilks' title and responsibilities by naming him assistant head coach under Norv Turner. "I'm excited about the opportunity," Wilks said in a statement released by the team. "It's a chance for me to grow and expand my abilities and gain valuable...

Chargers Lose Defensive Coordinator But Gain Direly Needed Special Teams Help

After finding a new special teams coach, the Chargers started searching for a defensive coordinator. Ron Rivera left his job as Chargers defensive coordinator on Tuesday to become head coach of the Carolina Panthers. Meanwhile, the Chargers announced that Rich Bisaccia was joining Norv Turner's staff as special teams...

FanHouse Roundtable: Wild Card Weekend ... and the Coaching Carousel

It's a Wild Card Weekend full of subplots: • For the first time since the merger, a sub-.500 team, the 7-9 Seahawks, not only qualified for the playoffs, but will host a game, against the 11-5 defending Super Bowl-champion Saints on Saturday afternoon. • The Jets, who have been talking Super Bowl since "Hard...

Chargers No Longer Most Talented Team

SAN DIEGO -- The Chargers are no longer the super-talented team that so many pundits and fans still describe them to be. No more does the NFL's only team in Southern California boast extreme talent advantages within the AFC West. Make no mistake: Norv Turner's Chargers (9-7) had enough talent to win a fifth consecutive...

Norv Turner Turning Page on Tough Season, Eager to Tackle Job Next Year

Norv Turner has been assured by club management that he'll be back next season, and the Chargers coach said Wednesday he's looking forward to a more productive campaign by the team in 2011. The Chargers (8-7) had won three consecutive AFC West titles under Turner before being eliminated from playoff contention last Sunday...

Norv Turner News From the Web

05/30/12 Rivers should receive Manning Treatment in SD Source: Bolt Beat I have spoken with fellow BoltBeat writers and contributors on the phone, I have seen it in the comments section, all across the internet, and I have, for some reason, delayed writing the article about this very same topic.
05/29/12 Norv Turner thinks Chargers RB Ryan Mathews 'ready to... Source: CBSSports.com It's pretty easy to call Chargers running back Ryan Mathews a disappointment.
05/24/12 Norv to lean âheavilyâ on Bisaccia Source: Bolt Beat In a conference call with season ticket holders, Norv Turner said, "I am going to lean on (Bisaccia) heavily."
05/18/12 Gates of Heaven? Source: San Diego Reader - San Diego CA "Antonio Gates' body is fast undergoing the corruption that comes to all flesh," sighed Norv Turner as he watched his star tight end strain his way downfield.
05/18/12 Turner: Antonio Gates is physically 'back' Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA A full offseason seems to be doing wonders for Antonio Gates.