Sports Illustrated has released their first mock draft of the year, and it has the Chargers using their 1st round pick on Ohio State running back Beanie Wells. That would have to assume that Darren Sproles would not be with the team as their alternative back to LaDainian Tomlinson — or the alternative to the situation, which shall not be named. Beanie Wells had some durability issues during his short senior season at Ohio State, otherwise he’d probably be a top 10 pick. Here’s his 2007 highlight reel:

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The Chargers management, clearly disappointed with the performance of the secondary this season, fired two assistant coaches yesterday. The coaches were assistants Kevin Ross and Bill Bradley. Management has also indicated that more firings are on the way. It’s obvious they were disappointed with the 8-8 season, even though it somehow led to a playoff berth and even a win in the wild card round.

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