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Chargers' Mike Williams the latest jump ball WR for Philip Rivers

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Chargers have a history of securing big-bodied receivers who stretch the field vertically and go up for contested catches from prolific passer Philip Rivers.

Vincent Jackson, Malcom Floyd and Tyrell Williams are just a few who have fit the prototype over the years, and the Chargers believe that Mike Williams is the latest of that mold.

"We joke about it all the time -- just put it around him," Chargers backup quarterback Cardale Jones said of Williams. "His catch radius is unreal, and his ability to control his body in the air is pretty sweet.