Ryan Mathews Rumors & News

San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews trains during Chargers NFL football training camp Monday, May 20, 2013, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

In my last Ryan Mathews post, We took a look at a few cherry-picked examples to show how many yards Ryan will, at times, leave on the field. The post admittedly didn't go into enough detail on the yards Ryan is able to manufacture on his own. With this in mind, we'll take a different approach to the next game on the schedule, the New Orleans game. The "nice" thing about this game is that Ryan was firmly entrenched in Norv Turner's doghouse for fumbling problems. Despite clearly being most talented player on the field, Norv gave Mathews so few touches that it is possible to break down e...

I'm looking back at last year's 1st round draft pick for this weeks The Football Sunday Collector post. Last year the San Diego Chargers selected Melvin Ingram, a pick I was very excited about. I don't follow all that many college players but. lucky for me, Ingram (and Ryan Mathews before him) were on my radar. 2012 Panini NFL Draft #16 (16/25) It's always cool to pick up a relic card, whether it be of a jersey or a piece of football, when there's more than one solid color in the swatch. It's not much, but that strip of the powder-blue at the right edge is why I picked this car...

Our researchers continue to pour through the communications records of the Chargers players and staff last year, bringing in revelation after revelation. What went wrong? How did things get so bad so quickly? This week, we target running back Ryan Mathews. No need for super-spy cloak and dagger trickery here. No need for any expert hacking, either. We just asked him, and he was a nice enough guy to give the records to us. We Aren't Naming Names Here...Could be Dr. Nick Riviera Well, He DID Fumble the Very Next Game It is like counting the shards of a broken stained glass wi...

Something about Ryan rubs me the wrong way. It's not his injuries - those happen. It's not his physicality - he's naturally as talented as anyone I've watched play the game. So what it is? It's Ryan's head. As a recovering World of Warcraft player (I know, I know...but I played college ball, too,) I truly find it hard to believe that Ryan could ostensibly be so good at a game that involves so much thinking, planning and strategy. Because he displays NONE of this on the football field. [NERD JERK ALERT: Hope you've all seen the infamous "LEEEERROOOOYYYY JEEENKINS" video. It's hilarious ...

I don't often say things with no statistical backing at all, so stay with me on this one.... Ryan Mathews doesn't look like a Running Back to me anymore. Story #1: I remember going to Chargers Park and standing on the sidelines behind Peter King during one of Mathews' first practices as an NFL player. I overheard King talking to someone else, who was asking him what he thought of the San Diego Chargers' first round draft pick. Peter's response was something to the effect of "I've never seen a rookie walk in with an NFL body before I saw him. That's impressive." What Peter meant is tha...

Ryan Mathews: 'We were complacent' - Tom Krasovic (paywall)"Everyone always ask me if I am made of glass," Mathews said. "I just need to stop taking so many hits, quit fighting for extra yards when I don’t need to. It has been a little bit of bad luck too. I broke both my collarbones and that’s rare." High turnout expected for Chargers workouts - Michael Gehlken (paywall)On Monday morning, players begin a nine-week offseason workout program that is divided between three phases, and as usual, a high turnout is expected. The roughly 50 veterans will be one of few familiar sights at Charg...

Ex-Chargers fullback says he'd "want to go take care of him."