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2017 Schedule
Pre-Season
| August | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | Sunday, August 13 2017 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | Sunday, August 20 2017 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage | -- |
| @ Los Angeles Rams | Saturday, August 26 2017 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage | 5,962 tickets available from $26 |
| @ San Francisco 49ers | Thursday, August 31 2017 | 10:00 PM EDT | coverage | 9,378 tickets available from $10 |
Regular Season
| September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ Denver Broncos | Monday, September 11 2017 | 10:20 PM EDT | coverage | 2,344 tickets available from $157 |
| Miami Dolphins | Sunday, September 17 2017 | 4:05 PM EDT | coverage | -- |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Sunday, September 24 2017 | 4:25 PM EDT | coverage | -- |
| October | ||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | Sunday, October 01 2017 | 4:05 PM EDT | coverage | -- |
| @ New York Giants | Sunday, October 08 2017 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage | 4,135 tickets available from $139 |
| @ Oakland Raiders | Sunday, October 15 2017 | 4:25 PM EDT | coverage | 4,764 tickets available from $108 |
| Denver Broncos | Sunday, October 22 2017 | 4:25 PM EDT | coverage | -- |
| @ New England Patriots | Sunday, October 29 2017 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage | 1,418 tickets available from $320 |
| November | ||||
| @ Jacksonville Jaguars | Sunday, November 12 2017 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage | 3,192 tickets available from $43 |
| Buffalo Bills | Sunday, November 19 2017 | 4:05 PM EST | coverage | -- |
| @ Dallas Cowboys | Thursday, November 23 2017 | 4:30 PM EST | coverage | 15,245 tickets available from $38 |
| December | ||||
| Cleveland Browns | Sunday, December 03 2017 | 4:05 PM EST | coverage | -- |
| Washington Redskins | Sunday, December 10 2017 | 4:05 PM EST | coverage | -- |
| @ Kansas City Chiefs | Saturday, December 16 2017 | 8:25 PM EST | coverage | 3,713 tickets available from $44 |
| @ New York Jets | Sunday, December 24 2017 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage | 7,171 tickets available from $34 |
| Oakland Raiders | Sunday, December 31 2017 | 4:25 PM EST | coverage | -- |
Los Angeles Chargers Football Roster
| Offense | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Adams | 27 | Running Back | 26 | 210 | 5-10 | Portland State |
| Keenan Allen | 13 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 211 | 6'2" | California |
| Torrence Allen | 83 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 183 | 6'0" | West Texas A&M |
| Jeff Baca | 62 | Guard | 27 | 302 | 6-3 | UCLA |
| Kenjon Barner | 24 | Running Back | 27 | 195 | 5'9" | Oregon |
| Alex Bayer | 82 | Tight End | 26 | 258 | 6'4" | Bowling Green |
| Ben Beckwith | 62 | Guard | 25 | 306 | 6-3 | Mississippi State |
| Travis Benjamin | 12 | Wide Receiver | 27 | 175 | 5'10" | Miami (FL) |
| Mike Bercovici | 6 | Quarterback | 24 | 210 | 6'2" | Arizona State |
| Da'Ron Brown | 81 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 199 | 6'0" | Northern Illinois |
| Ronnie Brown | 30 | Running Back | 35 | 223 | 6'0" | Auburn |
| Isaiah Burse | 89 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 187 | 5'10" | Fresno State |
| Tyreek Burwell | 78 | Offensive Tackle | 117 | 295 | 6-5 | Cincinnati |
| Jake Byrne | 81 | Tight End | 27 | 258 | 6-4 | Wisconsin |
| Donavon Clark | 63 | Guard | 24 | 315 | 6'4" | Michigan State |
| Kellen Clemens | 10 | Quarterback | 34 | 220 | 6'2" | Oregon |
| Cameron Clemmons | 79 | Offensive Tackle | 117 | 305 | 6-6 | Western Kentucky |
| Asante Cleveland | 45 | Tight End | 25 | 260 | 6'5" | Miami (FL) |
| Sean Culkin | 80 | Tight End | 245 | 6'6" | Missouri | |
| Jeff Cumberland | 87 | Tight End | 30 | 260 | 6'4" | Illinois |
| Geremy Davis | 11 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 217 | 6'2" | Connecticut |
| Titus Davis | 84 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 190 | 6-2 | Central Michigan |
| Dillon Deboer | 60 | Center | 300 | 6'6" | Florida Atlantic | |
| Jahwan Edwards | 30 | Running Back | 24 | 219 | 5-10 | Ball State |
| Austin Ekeler | 3 | Running Back | 194 | 5'8" | Western State | |
| Kenneth Farrow | 27 | Running Back | 24 | 219 | 5'9" | Houston |
| Dan Feeney | 66 | Guard | 23 | 305 | 6'4" | Indiana |
| Malcom Floyd | 80 | Wide Receiver | 35 | 225 | 6'5" | Wyoming |
| Orlando Franklin | 74 | Guard | 29 | 315 | 6'6" | Miami (FL) |
| Eric Frohnapfel | 46 | Tight End | 24 | 235 | 6-7 | Marshall |
| Eric Frohnapfel | 46 | Tight End | 24 | 240 | 6'6" | Marshall |
| Antonio Gates | 85 | Tight End | 37 | 255 | 6'4" | Kent State |
| Melvin Gordon | 28 | Running Back | 24 | 213 | 6-1 | Wisconsin |
| Melvin Gordon | 28 | Running Back | 24 | 215 | 6'1" | Wisconsin |
| Chris Hairston | 75 | Guard, | 28 | 330 | 6'6" | Clemson |
| Micah Hatfield | 7 | Wide Receiver | 27 | 181 | 6-1 | Oregon State |
| Hunter Henry | 86 | Tight End | 22 | 250 | 6'5" | Arkansas |
| Javontee Herndon | 81 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 194 | 6'0" | Arkansas |
| Ronnie Hillman | 36 | Running Back | 25 | 195 | 5'10" | San Diego State |
| Dontrelle Inman | 15 | Wide Receiver | 28 | 205 | 6'3" | Virginia |
| Eli Jenkins | 5 | Quarterback | 22 | 210 | 6'2" | Jacksonville State |
| Bruce Johnson | 69 | Center | 24 | 302 | 6'2" | Maine |
| D.J. Johnson | 60 | Offensive Linesman | 26 | 295 | 6-4 | New Mexico |
| Stevie Johnson | 11 | Wide Receiver | 30 | 207 | 6'2" | Kentucky |
| Jamaal Jones | 1 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 192 | 6'1" | Montana |
| James Jones | 89 | Wide Receiver | 33 | 200 | 6'1" | San Jose State |
| Marcel Jones | 60 | Guard, | 28 | 337 | 6'7" | Nebraska |
| Forrest Lamp | 77 | Guard | 23 | 309 | 6'4" | Western Kentucky |
| Donatella Luckett | 81 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 211 | 6'0" | Harding |
| Le'Ron McClain | 33 | Fullback | 32 | 260 | 6-0 | |
| Dexter McCluster | 33 | Running Back | 28 | 170 | 5'8" | Mississippi |
| Jake McGee | 83 | Tight End | 25 | 250 | 6'5" | Florida |
| Sean McGrath | 84 | Tight End | 29 | 259 | 6'5" | Henderson State |
| Kyle Miller | 86 | Tight End | 29 | 262 | 6'5" | Mount Union |
| Branden Oliver | 32 | Running Back | 26 | 208 | 5'8" | Buffalo |
| Mitchell Paige | 83 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 180 | 5'7" | Indiana |
| Brian Parker | 87 | Tight End | 25 | 260 | 6-4 | Albany |
| Andre Patton | 88 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 210 | 6'3" | Rutgers |
| Dave Paulson | 81 | Tight End | 28 | 246 | 6'4" | Oregon |
| Austin Pettis | 82 | Wide Receiver | 29 | 203 | 6'3" | Boise State |
| Spencer Pulley | 73 | Center | 24 | 308 | 6'4" | Vanderbilt |
| DeAndre Reaves | 88 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 177 | 5'9" | Marshall |
| Chase Rettig | 16 | Quarterback | 25 | 215 | 6'2" | Boston College |
| Chad Rinehart | 78 | Guard | 32 | 321 | 6'5" | Northern Iowa |
| Philip Rivers | 17 | Quarterback | 35 | 228 | 6'5" | North Carolina State |
| Artavis Scott | 82 | Wide Receiver | 22 | 193 | 5'10" | Clemson |
| Matt Slauson | 68 | Center, | 31 | 315 | 6'5" | Nebraska |
| Dreamius Smith | 36 | Running Back | 117 | 217 | 6-0 | West Virginia |
| Logan Stokes | 46 | Tight End | 24 | 255 | 6'5" | LSU |
| Cole Stoudt | 16 | Quarterback | 24 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson |
| Vi Teofilo | 64 | Guard | 23 | 315 | 6'3" | Arizona State |
| Johnnie Troutman | 63 | Guard | 29 | 330 | 6'4" | Penn State |
| Max Tuerk | 62 | Center | 23 | 298 | 6'5" | USC |
| J.D. Walton | 66 | Center | 30 | 310 | 6'3" | Baylor |
| Derek Watt | 34 | Running Back, | 24 | 234 | 6'2" | Wisconsin |
| Matt Weiser | 46 | Tight End | 24 | 241 | 6'5" | Buffalo |
| Kenny Wiggins | 79 | Guard, | 28 | 314 | 6'6" | Fresno State |
| Khalil Wilkes | 62 | Center | 26 | 292 | 6-1 | Stanford |
| Andre Williams | 44 | Running Back | 24 | 230 | 6'0" | Boston College |
| Mike Williams | 7 | Wide Receiver | 22 | 218 | 6'4" | Clemson |
| Tyrell Williams | 6 | Wide Receiver | 117 | 200 | 6-4 | Western Oregon |
| Tyrell Williams | 16 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 205 | 6'4" | Western Oregon |
| Demetrius Wilson | 7 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 198 | 6-3 | Arkansas |
| Demetrius Wilson | 7 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 185 | 6'1" | Arkansas |
| Mike Windt | 47 | Center, | 31 | 237 | 6'1" | Cincinnati |
| Defense | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
| Jahleel Addae | 37 | Safety | 27 | 195 | 5'10" | Central Michigan |
| Victor Aiyewa | 57 | Linebacker | 30 | 219 | 6-1 | Washington |
| Chi Chi Ariguzo | 40 | Linebacker | 117 | 235 | 6-3 | Northwestern |
| Manuel Asprilla | 38 | Cornerback | 117 | 183 | 5-11 | Boston College |
| Manuel Asprilla | 38 | Cornerback | 24 | 180 | 5'10" | Boston College |
| Jerry Attaochu | 97 | Linebacker | 24 | 252 | 6'3" | Georgia Tech |
| Bront Bird | 97 | Linebacker | 28 | 250 | 6-4 | |
| Joey Bosa | 99 | Defensive End | 21 | 280 | 6'5" | Ohio State |
| Tre Boston | 33 | Safety | 25 | 205 | 6'1" | North Carolina |
| Cameron Botticelli | 67 | Defensive End | 25 | 290 | 6-4 | Minnesota |
| Cameron Botticelli | 67 | Defensive End | 25 | 290 | 6'4" | Minnesota |
| Jatavis Brown | 57 | Linebacker | 23 | 221 | 5'11" | Akron |
| Zamir Carlis | 91 | Defensive Tackle | 27 | 275 | 6'4" | Stillman |
| Ryan Carrethers | 90 | Nose Tackle | 26 | 333 | 6'1" | Arkansas State |
| Richard Crawford | 35 | Cornerback | 26 | 192 | 5'11" | Southern Methodist |
| Matt Daniels | 30 | Safety | 27 | 212 | 6'0" | Duke |
| Michael Davis | 43 | Cornerback | 196 | 6'2" | Brigham Young | |
| Nick Dzubnar | 48 | Linebacker | 25 | 250 | 6-2 | Cal Poly |
| Nick Dzubnar | 48 | Linebacker | 25 | 240 | 6'1" | Cal Poly |
| Kyle Emanuel | 51 | Defensive End | 25 | 246 | 6-3 | North Dakota State |
| Kyle Emanuel | 51 | Linebacker | 25 | 250 | 6'3" | North Dakota State |
| Kaleb Eulls | 96 | Defensive Tackle | 26 | 309 | 6'4" | Mississippi State |
| Randall Evans | 41 | Cornerback | 25 | 195 | 6'0" | Kansas State |
| Carlos Fields | 59 | Linebacker | 26 | 248 | 6'1" | Winston-Salem |
| Brandon Flowers | 24 | Cornerback | 31 | 187 | 5'9" | Virginia Tech |
| Ben Gardner | 49 | Linebacker | 26 | 270 | 6'4" | Stanford |
| Curtis Grant | 49 | Linebacker | 117 | 238 | 6-3 | Ohio State |
| Adrian Hamilton | 51 | Linebacker | 29 | 255 | 6-3 | Praire View A&M |
| Nigel Harris | 58 | Linebacker | 225 | 6'0" | South Florida | |
| Casey Hayward | 26 | Cornerback | 27 | 192 | 5'11" | Vanderbilt |
| Brock Hekking | 59 | Defensive End | 25 | 255 | 6-4 | Nevada |
| Brock Hekking | 59 | Linebacker | 25 | 250 | 6'3" | Nevada |
| Gordon Hill | 51 | Defensive Back | 24 | 220 | 6-0 | Sacred Heart |
| Zack Hodges | 40 | Linebacker | 25 | 246 | 6'3" | Harvard |
| Melvin Ingram | 54 | Linebacker | 28 | 247 | 6'2" | South Carolina |
| Rayshawn Jenkins | 3 | Safety | 23 | 214 | 6'1" | Miami (FL) |
| Jarret Johnson | 96 | Linebacker | 35 | 260 | 6-3 | Alabama |
| Kamal Johnson | 66 | Defensive Tackle | 25 | 314 | 6'3" | Temple |
| Desmond King | 36 | Safety | 22 | 201 | 5'10" | Iowa |
| Chris Landrum | 46 | Linebacker | 24 | 245 | 6'2" | Jacksonville State |
| Cordarro Law | 99 | Linebacker | 28 | 255 | 6'1" | Southern Miss |
| Mike Lee | 49 | Cornerback | 26 | 185 | 6'1" | Fort Valley State |
| Sean Lissemore | 98 | Nose Tackle | 29 | 303 | 6'3" | William & Mary |
| Corey Liuget | 94 | Defensive Tackle | 27 | 300 | 6'2" | Illinois |
| Johnny Lowdermilk | 42 | Safety | 25 | 212 | 6-2 | Iowa |
| Dwight Lowery | 20 | Safety | 31 | 212 | 5'11" | San Jose State |
| Jordan Mabin | 38 | Cornerback | 28 | 180 | 5'11" | Northwestern |
| Craig Mager | 29 | Cornerback | 25 | 196 | 5-11 | Texas State |
| Craig Mager | 29 | Cornerback | 25 | 200 | 5'11" | Texas State |
| Richard Marshall | 31 | Cornerback | 32 | 198 | 5-11 | Fresno State |
| Joe Mays | 57 | Linebacker | 32 | 244 | 5'11" | North Dakota State |
| Chris McCain | 40 | Linebacker | 25 | 236 | 6'5" | California |
| Dexter McCoil | 23 | Safety | 25 | 220 | 6'4" | Tulsa |
| Adrian McDonald | 30 | Safety | 23 | 190 | 5'9" | Houston |
| Brandon Mebane | 92 | Nose Tackle | 32 | 311 | 6'1" | California |
| Mike Moore | 50 | Linebacker | 24 | 228 | 6'0" | Kansas State |
| Jonas Mouton | 57 | Linebacker | 29 | 240 | 6-2 | Michigan |
| Ryan Mueller | 44 | Linebacker | 26 | 245 | 6-2 | Kansas State |
| Ryan Mueller | 44 | Linebacker | 26 | 250 | 6'2" | Kansas State |
| James Onwualu | 49 | Linebacker | 232 | 6'1" | Notre Dame | |
| Tenny Palepoi | 95 | Defensive Tackle | 26 | 298 | 6'1" | Utah |
| Joshua Perry | 53 | Linebacker | 23 | 253 | 6'4" | Ohio State |
| Denzel Perryman | 52 | Linebacker | 117 | 242 | 6-0 | Miami-Florida |
| Denzel Perryman | 52 | Linebacker | 23 | 240 | 5'11" | Miami (FL) |
| Adrian Phillips | 31 | Safety | 25 | 210 | 5'11" | Texas |
| Darius Philon | 93 | Defensive Tackle | 23 | 272 | 6-2 | Arkansas |
| Darius Philon | 93 | Defensive End | 23 | 300 | 6'1" | Arkansas |
| Trovon Reed | 38 | Cornerback | 26 | 191 | 6'0" | Auburn |
| Caraun Reid | 91 | Defensive Tackle | 25 | 298 | 6'2" | Princeton |
| Ryan Reid | 35 | Cornerback | 23 | 190 | 5'11" | Baylor |
| Luther Robinson | 68 | Defensive Tackle | 26 | 301 | 6'3" | Miami (FL) |
| Isaac Rochell | 98 | Defensive End | 22 | 282 | 6'4" | Notre Dame |
| Lowell Rose | 45 | Cornerback | 27 | 192 | 6'1" | Tulsa |
| James Ross | 59 | Linebacker | 23 | 232 | 6'1" | Michigan |
| Damik Scafe | 75 | Defensive End | 29 | 300 | 6-2 | Boston College |
| Alvin Scioneaux | 48 | Linebacker | 26 | 228 | 6-2 | Wofford |
| Damion Square | 71 | Defensive Tackle | 28 | 293 | 6'2" | Alabama |
| Brandon Stewart | 39 | Cornerback | 178 | 6'0" | Kansas | |
| Darrell Stuckey | 25 | Safety | 30 | 212 | 5'11" | Kansas |
| Brandon Taylor | 28 | Strong Safety | 27 | 209 | 5-11 | LSU |
| Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe | 73 | Defensive Tackle | 117 | 300 | 6-3 | Boise State |
| Korey Toomer | 56 | Linebacker | 28 | 235 | 6'2" | Idaho |
| Cassius Vaughn | 20 | Cornerback | 29 | 195 | 5'11" | Mississippi |
| James Vaughters | 45 | Linebacker | 24 | 254 | 6'2" | Stanford |
| Jason Verrett | 22 | Cornerback | 26 | 188 | 5'10" | TCU |
| Brad Watson | 4 | Cornerback | 21 | 200 | 6'0" | Wake Forest |
| Tourek Williams | 58 | Linebacker | 26 | 262 | 6'4" | Florida International |
| Trevor Williams | 42 | Cornerback | 23 | 191 | 5'11" | Penn State |
| Specialists | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
| Toby Baker | 4 | Punter | 23 | 215 | 6'3" | Arkansas |
| Drew Kaser | 8 | Punter | 24 | 206 | 6'2" | Texas A&M |
| Younghoe Koo | 9 | Kicker | 22 | 190 | 5'10" | Georgia Southern |
| Josh Lambo | 2 | Kicker | 26 | 220 | 6-0 | Texas A&M |
| Josh Lambo | 2 | Kicker | 26 | 215 | 6'0" | Texas A&M |
| Mat McBriar | 1 | Punter | 37 | 227 | 6'0" | Hawaii |