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New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie hasn’t played for the Chargers for close to two years, and as far as he’s concerned he doesn’t miss life in San Diego 1 bit.

As the Jets prep for Sunday’s game against the Chargers — Cromartie’s very first against his old squad — the six-year veteran issued some severe blows to the integrity of the organization that employed him for four seasons.

Cromartie told the New York Daily News that the Chargers hid from him the news that he fractured his hip early in the 2008 season. Cromartie started 15 games for the Chargers that year, several of which had been played although he had a two-millimeter crack in his hip.

“They had been hiding my injury,” Cromartie said Thursday. “They just told me I had a strained hip flexor. I played the whole whole year with a fractured hip.”

Cromartie also told the Everyday News he only learned of the injury’s severity until he sought a second opinion.

Cromartie’s displeasure with the Chargers’ medical staff combined with some unrest in the locker room contributed to his acrimonious departure from San Diego prior to the commence of the 2010 season. Close to two years later, there’s nonetheless no adore lost in between the two sides as Cromartie stated he was by no means pleased in San Diego.

“There is no second-guessing (anymore),” Chargers safety Eric Weddle told the San Diego Union-Tribune, via the Everyday News. “Coach says some thing, it applies to everyone. We’re all at the very same level. We’re all holding every other to the exact same level. … Me and Cro had conflicts. That’s just the way it is.”

Said Cromartie: “I guess that’s his opinion. … That’s their Golden Boy. So, I don’t actually care.”

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Even though the late commence on Sunday gives Pats fans extra time to get “lubed up,” it gives the Chargers extra time to do some thing far a lot more crucial.

Sleep.

In 2011, the Chargers will play only 1 game that kicks off at 10:00 a.m. nearby time, as recently pointed out by the San Diego Union-Tribune.  It is the fewest early begins they’ve had in at least 15 years.

“Good, that’s how it should be,” safety Eric Weddle told the Union-Tribune.  “[Games at] 10 a.m. are the worst.  I do not care what any individual says.  Just your body, mentality, physically, you are just not up.  It takes you a quarter, and that’s a massive advantage whether or not you can get down or if you can preserve just staying even with team.  You know the records . . . not just us.  Everybody.”

In the past five years, teams based in the Pacific time zone have won 35 and lost 74 games that start off at 1:00 p.m. ET.

This year, the other four West Coast teams play at least five 10:00 a.m. nearby time games, every.

That will surely be an problem on Sunday for the Raiders, given that they had a brief week right after a road game in Denver, and that they’ll be playing at 1:00 p.m. ET in Buffalo.

Also this week, the Seahawks play the Steelers at 1:00 p.m. ET, and the Cardinals play the Redskins at 1:00 p.m. ET.  Though we’re not advocating for an increase in 4:05/four:15 p.m. ET starts, at a minimum the West Coast team that has to play an early game on the other side of the country ought to at least play a property game the prior week — and not be necessary to play an early game following playing on a Monday night, either property or away.

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Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson, a season removed from an ugly holdout that dragged into the typical season, appears to be ready to let bygones be bygones.

Speaking at training camp, in video posted by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Jackson made clear that he has no hard feelings toward G.M. A.J. Smith or anyone else in the organization.

“I’ve never had a difficulty with anybody in this developing,” Jackson stated.  “I really feel like this is house.”

It’s a far cry from last year, when the mood was so poor that a lot of believed Jackson would never play for the Chargers once again.  This year, he has signed his 1-year franchise tender, which will pay him much more than $ 10 million in 2011.

Speaking of $ 10 million, Jackson calmly refuted the notion that he or his representatives had been searching for anything in exchange for his decision to drop his portion of the Brady class action lawsuit.  That contention conflicts with many media reports that Jackson’s agents wanted Jackson to turn out to be a totally free agent, or to be paid $ 10 million.

Regardless, Jackson is pleased.  And that ought to make Chargers fans happy.  If they’d had him for all of the 2010 season, the campaign might have ended significantly differently than it did.

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The San Diego Chargers used their franchise tag on wide receiver Vincent Jackson this week, but harbor no current plans to negotiate a long-term contract, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune on Friday.

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San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith will return in 2011, club president Dean Spanos told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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