Madden gives his diagnosis on Chargers

Oct. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)

Like everyone else who spends any time around the NFL, John Madden thought the Chargers would be a good team.

“I thought the Chargers in their division would have a pretty easy go of it,” Madden said by phone from the Bay Area, where he was “visiting” his home for the first time in six weeks.

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