SAN DIEGO -- Last season, the Chargers finished with a league-high 21 players on injured reserve. Toward the end of the regular season, general manager Tom Telesco said the team would take a comprehensive look at how the organization handles injuries, both in terms of securing players with healthy backgrounds and taking better care of players once they are at Charger Park.
That plan was set in motion starting in January with the hiring of head coach Anthony Lynn and includes bringing in a new strength coach in John Lott.
I talked to Lynn about the team's rash of injuries last season, and one of the things he stressed is giving players enough time to recover during the year so that they can make it through the grind of an NFL season.