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San Diego Chargers Daily Links: August 26, 2014

Your daily dose of San Diego Chargers news & notes from around the web.

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Chargers Broadcaster Makes On-Air Joke About How Jews Are Cheap - Timothy Burke
Bauer's been associated with the Chargers for decades, so we wouldn't expect any kind of punishment to come of this. After all, with 30 seconds left in a meaningless preseason game, how many people could have actually been listening anyway?

Chargers Sign Eagles Lineman Joe Kruger to Shore Up D-Line - Alexander Nguyen
"We’re trying to find the best 53 players so we’ve got to evaluate everybody, and we’re going to have tough decisions to make," coach Mike McCoy said. "They’re going to play a lot in a short amount of time come Thursday night. They’ve got to take care of their bodies in a couple days and get back out there and some guys are working extremely hard fighting for a position on this football team."

Tjong-A-Tjoe out for year with torn ACL - Eric Williams
During a conversation with reporters on Monday, San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy announced the defensive tackle Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament tear in his knee against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, and is done for the season.

Chargers Game Blacked Out on Thursday - Andie Adams
The NFL has blacked out Thursday’s matchup against the Arizona Cardinals across Southern California because Qualcomm Stadium is not sold out 72 hours before kickoff. The NFL’s policy affects cable and satellite as well as network channels. Over 9,000 general admission tickets are still up for grabs for the 7 p.m. game.

Chargers get good news on Geathers
Geathers, found to have suffered a hyperextended left knee and sprain Sunday against the 49ers, is not expected to miss an extensive period of time, sources said. The second-year nose tackle was carted off the field in the first quarter. His knee bent awkwardly on a run play.