10 Months San Diego Chargers Comment

Chargers rookie TE Ladarius Green bulked up to 241 pounds before training camp after weighing in at 238 at the Combine.

Green, who stands 6-foot-6, struggles to keep weight on because he's naturally lean. The team wants him heavier so he can block. "(I) eat everything I can," he said. "Mostly pastas, steak, potatoes, vegetables, mostly healthy, but I gotta go out sometimes. Burger King, something like that. I snuck one in."

5/12/2012 San Diego Chargers Comment

The Chargers hope 6-foot-6, 235 pound fourth-round pick TE Ladarius Green can gain at least 10 pounds.

"They're telling me to bulk up a little bit," Green said. "Get around the mid 240s to high 240s." Green boasts an intriguing size/speed (4.53 Combine 40) combo, but is extremely raw coming out of small-school Louisiana-Lafayette. Green will need Antonio Gates to miss time to surface on the redraft-league radar.

5/10/2012 San Diego Chargers Comment

Chargers agreed to terms with fourth-round TE Ladarius Green on a four-year contract.

Green looks like a silky smooth NBA small forward at 6-foot-6, 238, and he can run a sub-4.5 forty-yard dash. With soft hands and a large catch radius, the Chargers are hoping he develops into Antonio Gates' heir apparent. He'd likely need a Gates and/or Randy McMichael injury to matter in 2012 fantasy leagues.

5/4/2012 San Diego Chargers Comment

GM A.J. Smith believes fourth-round TE Ladarius Green fits the model of the Chargers offense, "like an Antonio Gates."

"He's not a blocker, and he isn't going to be a blocker," said Smith. "But he has rare skills with speed, and we like his height, his hands, catch radius and burst. We think he's a smart kid ... very, very talented." If Green develops quickly, Smith hopes to use more two-tight end packages with Antonio Gates and the rookie by the second half of the season.