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Charles Anthony, LB Craig Bingham, OLB Greg Clark, LB Andy Hawkins, OLB Toran James, LB Sam Rogers, LB Brandon Siler, LB |
Franklin Tate, LB John Taylor, LB Cliff Thrift, LB Steve Tovar, LB Ken Woodard, LB Glen Young, LB |
As the interminable wait for the draft continues, I thought I’d finally get us through the 50s.
Runner Up
Pete Barnes, LB
Barnes is relatively unknown mainly because he played on some pretty bad teams. He played 4 seasons for the Chargers (’69-‘72) after a stint in
What can I say – it’s a pretty lean number.
The Winner
Donnie Edwards, LB
Edwards had a fairly illustrious career before coming to the Chargers (something that the committee doesn’t shine too kindly on. But one thing the committee does shine kindly on is 5 seasons of 120+ tackles (four of them over 140!), 17 interceptions, 7 sacks, 3 touchdowns and a Pro Bowl appearance!
Edwards didn’t redefine the middle linebacker position or any such nonsense, but he was a nice fit, and the defense got better every year.
Edwards’ demise with the team was an unfortunate case of he said/he said. Ultimately, it was A.J. pushing his weight around – as he did before and has done since. But no one can take away what Edwards accomplished as a Charger. And now, no one can take his Golden Jersey.