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SAN DIEGO -- Philip Rivers was chatting in a hallway after a minicamp practice Friday as the Chargers' offensive linemen came bulldozing through.

Each of them gave their quarterback a wink or a smile or a nod. Everyone had something for Rivers. There was recognition. There was adoration. There was the acknowledgment of a leader.

"I don't know what 'it' is, but PR has it," San Diego center Cory Withrow said. "He loves his teammates and we all give it back to him. The guy is going into his third year playing and he acts like he's a 15-year vet. He didn't need to be out here for a May camp with that injury, but he loves it. The guy is all football all the time. He just gets it."

Make no mistake, the San Diego Chargers are Rivers' team. Yes, this is a roster glowing with Pro Bowl players, even a future Hall of Famer or two. LaDainian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, Shawne Merriman and Jamal Williams make the Chargers special.

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Stevemc

Lucky Chargers.. you have a QB who doesn't get p-whipped and can't play when he's got famous P on the brain and forgets he's a professional football player not a celeb.

Still can't say I've ever been a big fan of Rivers. The Denver trash talking across the field incident was icing on the cake. Him and Merriman (the cheater who no one threw under the bus like other cheaters) are my only sore spots on the team. Rest of the roster is solid. Just don't like the thought of a d-wad like Rivers being the leader of the team.