San Diego Chargers Select 2009 Captains

by John Gennaro on Sep 10, 2009 4:39 PM PDT in San Diego Chargers News

The San Diego Chargers players have voted, and the team has named their captains for the 2009 season. These guys will take care of the coin toss and get that fancy "C" on their jerseys all year. These are the guys have been voted on as their peers to be recognized as leaders on the field and in the locker room.

Offensive Captains

Philip Rivers, QB (4th year as captain)
LaDainian Tomlinson, HB (7th year as captain)

Defensive Captains

Jamal Williams, DT (5th year as captain)
Stephen Cooper, LB (1st year as captain)

Special Teams Captain

Kassim Osgood, WR (5th year as captain)

How's that for consistency? Congrats goes out to all of the guys, but especially to Stephen Cooper. I read an interview last year where Coop said he had always been a quiet guy, but felt like he needed to start being more vocal and leading the defense last year to get it going in the right direction after Cottrell was fired. It's great to see that the other players have noticed his effort and lined up behind him by voting him as one of their defensive captains.

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cool pic of Osgood

And congrats to Coop. He deserves it!

by Hoot1969 on Sep 10, 2009 4:53 PM PDT reply actions

Anyone else see Liddell’s intro at the last UFC event? FREAKY.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Sep 10, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions

no...

never wasted my time with that.

by Hoot1969 on Sep 10, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

BOOOOOO!!!!

by Grey Suit on Sep 10, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions

booo yourself

by Hoot1969 on Sep 10, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Lo-Neal and Merriman

use to train with Liddell and he also grew up in SD so I would bet he is a charger fan.

There must also be smoe other charger UFC connection because Seau was in Forrest Griffin’s corner at UFC 101.

by Grey Suit on Sep 10, 2009 7:26 PM PDT reply actions

I think Seau was recording a TV show

About random sports jobs, my friend was at a Dodger game where Seau was a ball boy for the game and they said something about the show

by Epic Dean on Sep 10, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I guessed all of them, except Cooper...

I thought Jammer would be the other captain besides Jamal…

Formerly Blount#9...

by CaDuck on Sep 10, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions

Corners are rarle captains

Since they are usually just focused on shutting down their guy. MLBs and Safeties usually get it because they have to know the whole defense, line guys up in the right place and they know when an assignment has been missed.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Sep 11, 2009 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Fancy "C"

Not sure if they’ll sport the “C”. Charger captains in years past have not wanted to.

by Jonny Dub on Sep 10, 2009 8:56 PM PDT reply actions

Wanting to

I’m sure some have, but when LT says no, then everybody says no thanks.

by Jonny Dub on Sep 10, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh yeah

Now I remember wondering for the past few seasons why nobody was wearing it.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Sep 11, 2009 4:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Interesting

Merriman was a defensive captain in 2008.

"Football is a physical sport, sometimes you have a disagreement on what's going on, and you have a discussion about it." Kris Dielman

by Brian (DaBolts) on Sep 11, 2009 8:34 AM PDT reply actions

Shhhhhhhh

What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone on this blog is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on our souls.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 11, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions