San Diego FC (12-6-3, second in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (8-8-4, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. CDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago +148, San Diego +153,

A journey doesn’t require a specific destination. Sometimes, the journey itself is the search for that final destination. Since taking over as the head

Athletes First is relevant at the other end of the spectrum. They represent the third pick (and first unsigned pick) in round two: Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori. Thus, as to the threshold question of how deep into the round the fully-guaranteed deals go, Emmanwori and A1 are in the batter’s box.

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey is giving back just before his sophomore NFL season. Ahead of training camp this month and the first preseason game at the end of July, McConkey hosted a youth football camp at Oceanside High School.

ESPN's Ben Solak compiled a list of the best draft picks at each slot yesterday, featuring 11 Chargers among the 262 players listed.

NFL Media's Eric Edholm went position by position and identified the best NFL draft values of the millennium, and sided with the highest-achieving lower selections. Weddle, who was selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft (No. 37 overall), checked in at No. 3, behind Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu and ahead of Adrian Wilson and Kam Chancellor.

Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James is one of the best in the NFL at what he does. That factoid has never really been up for debate. James pushed that narrative further a season ago, being a versatile standout in first-time coordinator Jesse Minter’s defense,

LA is well-represented on Bryan DeArdo's list of the greatest players without a Super Bowl, as three of the Chargers all-time greats made it.