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Chargers’ Nasir Adderley: ‘I was hoping to make a big impact’

Los Angeles Chargers safety Nasir Adderley described his season-ending hamstring injury as a tendon split.

With expectations high for Chargers free safety Nasir Adderley, he was unable to show why he was so highly touted in his rookie campaign.

The Bolts’ second-round selection had been dinged up with a hamstring issue since the summer. He played the first four weeks of the regular season, primarily on special teams, but he hadn’t played since Week 4.

Since he was unable to get healthy, Los Angeles decided to put the first-year safety on the injured reserve.

According to Orange County Register’s Gilbert Manzano, Adderley described his season-ending hamstring injury as a tendon split.

“It wasn’t the rookie year I was expecting. I was hoping to make a big impact,” Adderley said.

Had Adderley been healthy, there’s a good chance that we could have seen him as the starting free safety over Rayshawn Jenkins.

The former Delaware product showed flashes this past preseason of the player that was coveted coming out of college, displaying the ideal range and ball skills.

With a full slate to recover, get stronger and more adapted to the speed of the NFL, Adderley will be in competition for the starting spot with Jenkins heading into the 2020 season.

What Chargers’ Anthony Lynn said at end-of-season press conference

Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn talks about the state of the team, potential coaching changes, Philip Rivers and Melvin Gordon.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ season has come to an end.

Entering the year, they were listed as potential Super Bowl contenders. But injuries, a midseason coaching change and in-game woes that they were unable to overcome resulted in an underwhelming outcome to the season.

Coach Anthony Lynn said he met with the team on Monday. He said everyone is disappointed. He said they are all committed to not letting this happen next season and that the worst thing was losing nine games in one score outcomes.

While many are going to use this time to recoup, Lynn said there is no vacation for him. Given the outcome of the season, he can’t relax and feels the need to immediately fix what went wrong.

But among the things that went wrong, a lot of fans pointed fingers at him and the rest of the coaching for a handful of their losses this season.

Lynn, who has one year remaining on his contract, is fine without receiving an extension, meaning he doesn’t mind making 2020 a prove-it season for him.

“I have no problem betting on myself,” Lynn said.

There’s no doubt that Lynn will be coaching the Chargers next season, but that doesn’t mean the coordinators are safe.

“You’re 5-11, everything is on the table. So I’m looking at everything,” Lynn said.

There’s a lot of uncertainty with a few notable player’s future, including quarterback Philip Rivers and running back Melvin Gordon.

“Who wouldn’t want a guy with those intangibles, that production? Sure. But we have a lot of guys to look at, not just Phil. It’s still early in that process. But I love what he represents and what he stands for,” Lynn said in regards to wanting Rivers back in 2020.

As for Gordon, Lynn said he would love to have him back next season. He said he loves how he is as a player, but as a person as well.

General manager Tom Telesco will have his end of the year press conference on Thursday.

Scott Quessenberry capable of being full-time starter for Chargers

Scott Quessenberry is capable of being the full-time starter for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020 and beyond.

Scott Quessenberry had a dream growing up.

Quessenberry, the La Costa native, grew up as a Chargers fan, watching his favorite player, Nick Hardwick on a weekly basis at Qualcomm Stadium with the hopes of suiting up in the blue and gold one day.

That dream became a reality when he was selected in the fifth-round of the 2018 NFL draft by his favorite team. He chose the number that Hardwick wore in No. 61 in hopes to have a big impact just like his role model did.

Entering the season, Quessenberry was listed as the third-string center, but injuries happened that resulted in him shooting up the depth chart rapidly.

Mike Pouncey suffered a season-ending injury in Week 5, putting Quessenberry as the backup and then Forrest Lamp’s season came to end two weeks later, which meant that the former UCLA product was now the starting center.

Quessenberry made an impact early on that many may have not been expecting from him when handing him the starting duties. But it became evident that the second-year player benefited from learning from the four-time Pro Bowler.

He’s played very well. I think a lot of it is because he was able to watch Pouncey for a year and a half essentially and learn from arguably one of the best centers in the league. So I think that was a big thing for him,” guard Michael Schofield said about Quessenberry.

Quessenberry has kept pressure away from quarterback Philip Rivers on the inside, using his high football IQ to recognize blitzes and staying true to his technique in pass protection, along with using his stubborn mentality to pave the way for running backs Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler.

Quessenberry’s play has been promising enough that he could very well be the starting center when the 2020 regular season begins.

Pouncey is slated to become a free agent after the 2020 season, which means that the Chargers could move on from him earlier than anticipated to save some money. That is unless Pouncey’s injury is more severe, which could force him to retire, thus likely penciling in Quessenberry as the Day 1 starter.