JACKSONVILLE FL - DECEMBER 12: Quarterback Kyle Boller #7 of the Oakland Raiders scrambles for yardage during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on December 12 2010 in Jacksonville Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Kyle Boller Retires Day After Signing With Chargers
One day after Kyle Boller signed with the San Diego Chargers, the veteran quarterback retired.
Kyle Boller Retires Day After Signing With Chargers
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Kyle Boller Retires After Signing With Chargers
On Friday afternoon, Kyle Boller had signed with the San Diego Chargers as Charlie Whitehurst's injury replacement. On Saturday evening, Boller didn't show up at Chargers training camp ... because he retired.
No Kyle Boller either. Back to two qbs
— Scott Bair (@NCTchargers) July 28, 2012
Yup. Kyle Boller has retired.
— Scott Bair (@NCTchargers) July 29, 2012
That's the North County Times' Scott Bair breaking the news that the quarterback the Chargers brought in to take snaps in preseason games while Whitehurst nursed a knee injury has decided instead to retire from football.
Boller made a start for the Oakland Raiders in 2011, but had only thrown 32 passes with the Raiders since 2010, none for touchdowns and four for interceptions.
Boller will likely be best remembered as a first round pick and erstwhile savior of the Baltimore Ravens, but he started 16 games for the Ravens just once, in 2004, when he threw for 2,558 yards and 13 touchdowns en route to a 9-7 record. Boller stayed in Baltimore until 2007, then missed a year, then played one season for the Rams in 2009 before heading to Oakland.
For more on the Chargers, head to Bolts From the Blue; for more on Boller's scintillating tenure with the Ravens, visit Baltimore Beat Down.
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Charlie Whitehurst Injured; Chargers Sign Kyle Boller
The San Diego Chargers don't have a lot of depth at quarterback behind their perennial Pro Bowler, Philip Rivers. You can tell this because Charlie Whitehurst was a backup to Rivers, and because when Whitehurst can't go, the Chargers seek help from an even less impressive NFL player:
After backup QB Charlie Whitehurst got hurt at camp yesterday, #Chargers sign Kyle Boller.
— Pro Football Weekly (@ProFootballWkly) July 27, 2012
Yep, that's right: Kyle Boller is still in the NFL. Sort of.
Whitehurst's injury forced him out of practice on Thursday and left him sitting with his left knee wrapped on the sideline. Whitehurst is expected to miss a few weeks of action with his injury, so the Boller signing is to give San Diego another live arm for preseason play, more than anything.
At least, it should be: Boller threw just 32 passes in his last two seasons with the Oakland Raiders, and four of them were intercepted.
For more on the Chargers, head to Bolts From the Blue.
