Sports reporter

Elliott Teaford

Elliott Teaford covers the Los Angeles Chargers for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Anaheim Ducks for 19 seasons, including eight of the past 10 for SCNG. He covered their Stanley Cup championship team in 2006-07. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2008-09 and 2009-10, and the Clippers for one. He is a Long Beach State graduate.

Location: Orange County, California, USA

Chargers linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu is in pursuit during a game against the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 3, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin)

Chargers OLB Tuli Tuipulotu raising his game and voice

July 18, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.

"He’s a quiet dude, but when he speaks, everybody listens to him,” Khalil Mack says of the third-year linebacker from USC who figures to join him as a starter.

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams (81) looks on before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Chargers WR Mike Williams announces retirement on 1st day of camp

July 17, 2025 at 4:18 p.m.

Williams, 30, spent seven of his eight NFL seasons with the Chargers. He spent last season with the Jets and Steelers, then rejoined the Chargers on a one-year contract in...

Running back Najee Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on before playing the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 6, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Chargers camp preview: Najee Harris likely set for non-football injury list

July 16, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

GM Joe Hortiz says it is too soon to know how long the new running back might be sidelined because of a superficial eye injury due to a fireworks mishap.

The Chargers’ Tuli Tuipulotu sacks Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow during the second quarter Nov. 17, 2024, at SoFi Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Chargers training camp preview: Is it Tuli Tuipulotu’s time to shine?

July 15, 2025 at 3:05 p.m.

When the Chargers released Joey Bosa in March, it created salary cap flexibility and an opportunity for Tuipulotu to move into an enhanced role.

Najee Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates after the Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 44-38 at Paycor Stadium on December 1, 2024, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Chargers training camp preview: How serious is Najee Harris’ eye injury?

July 15, 2025 at 3:10 p.m.

Harris’ agent, Doug Hendrickson, said in a statement that his client is “fully expected to be ready for the upcoming NFL season,” but that could mean all manner of things.

The Dodgers’ Max Muncy follows through on a grand slam during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Dodgers erupt behind Shohei Ohtani, Max Muncy to beat Nationals

June 23, 2025 at 1:43 a.m.

Ohtani throws a scoreless inning, then adds a three-run triple and a two-run homer. Muncy blasts a grand slam and a three-run shot to lead the Dodgers past the Nationals,...

Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani gestures before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Dodgers considering lineup change for Shohei Ohtani on pitching days

June 23, 2025 at 1:21 a.m.

Manager Dave Roberts says the team will “stay status quo” for now, but could move Ohtani out of the leadoff spot as his pitching workload increases.

Chargers sign offensive lineman Elijah Ellis, waive Tyler McLellan

June 17, 2025 at 3:31 p.m.

Ellis started all 13 games during the 2024 season for Marshall, which averaged nearly 32 points per game and had a top-20 rushing attack.

Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden II goes through drills during an offseason practice on last month in El Segundo. Gadsden has shown that he can make plays, which in addition to his 6-foot-5, 236-pound frame, was what led Chargers GM Joe Hortiz to select him in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Syracuse. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

Chargers’ early riser Oronde Gadsden II making a good first impression

June 16, 2025 at 6:25 p.m.

So far, perhaps the most difficult part of practices and workouts for Gadsden since the Chargers drafted him in the fifth round in April has been adjusting to the Pacific...

Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater says he has no concerns about when his anticipated contract extension might be completed and that he is content to let his agent hammer out the details. (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis)

Chargers review: Rashawn Slater content to let agent do the talking

June 12, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.

“My agent is having those conversations on my behalf,” Slater said Thursday of the ongoing negotiations on a contract extension. “I’m focused on training.”

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