Getty ImagesChargers coach Norv Turner denied Monday that his team used stickum in last week’s loss to the Broncos, via the Associated Press.
The league’s investigating a report that an equipment manager came onto the field with a towel which contained a sticky substance.
Turner said the team uses a towel, just like “a lot of teams in this league” to dry the ball, as well as players’ arms and gloves.
For a team that’s got enough problems right now, dealing with this one is clearly not on Turner’s wish list.
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Towel with a sticky substance? We still talking about football here?
Fred Bilitnikoff would be proud
Interesting. I thought the league confiscated the towel? If so, isn’t this denial a silly play by Turner?
Awesome job Glazer! Totally no damage done in “reporting” that a team was “caught” cheating when the investigation hasn’t even confirmed such a conclusion. Wait no, there was TONS of damage done. Absolutely pathetic.
If they find out he’s lying I expect him to be suspended for the whole year along with the GM if he had knowledge and whatever players were involved should have their names drug through the mud all over ESPN and sports illustrated and ESPN (which this seems to be a non-issue for). They should be “made and example of” for “cheating the game”. Now just WATCH how everyone is going to say that this is “Completely different” and WATCH how all of you who have crucified the Saints (Without proof) make exception for the Chargers. Cheating is cheating. But rest assured the chargers will get off easy.
Before anyone focused on performance enhancing drugs there was performance enhancing products. Stickum made Lester Hayes into the monster he was. He covered himself with it and in 1980 snaged 13 interceptions. Ah, the good old days.
Maybe they should start?
This should be Turner’s make or break moment. if he’s lying, fire him now. If he’s telling the truth, fire him at the end of the seaso…..wait, no….just fire him now.
These are my other guys and this sickens me, especially since they’ve blown big leads in back to back games SMH.
Receiver-wise, Floyd is the only Charger that has a good amount of catches & yards…the rest of the team couldn’t catch a cold, including Gates. He’s a silly number of drops this year and isn’t helping my fantasy team at all. If their CB’s are using then it’s not helping them either. Through 7wks, Chargers secondary has dropped 12 balls that should’ve been caught for interceptions. Idiots.
choo choo super bowl express
I seen reports of a confiscated jar from the sidelines… Now it’s a towell? My only question is did the Charger’s DB’s step in it? Cuz they were certainly dragging behind as Peyton torched them
Norv said they were using Gorilla Gold Golf Grip Enhancer Towels… The website says “Dissipates quickly, so it doesn’t leave a lingering sticky feel” so it doesn’t fall under the Lester Hayes rule.
Norv professed innocence. “We had a Native American shaman come in and say a few words sprinkle some holy stuff on the ball, is all. I thought he said ‘fixum’……”.
Yeah, Norm? They have the evidence.
Norval then went on to say that he doesn’t have any zits on his face.
Norv does not appear to be the type of coach who would allow such a thing, I think he would adhere to his principles, even if gets stuck with the accusation.
I for one will stick with the Chargers even though my friends are becoming unglued
and shall remain glued to my tv this coming Sunday.
Go Chargers Stick with it.
an equipment manager came onto the field with a towel which contained a sticky substance.
H wasn’t staring at the cheerleaders before hand I hope.
I like it. That’s old school.
When Goodell finds the DisChargers guilty of cheating, he will punish them (but mostly the fans) by making Spanos resign Norv for 10 more years.
Roger Goodell*
I thought they already admitted to using it now they are denying it? Smh get it together already
Every team in the league has a gel they use to dry off the ball. they put it on the towel. I wouldn’t doubt that’s what they found.
Turner is cooked like my wife’s T-Giving Turkey. Stick a fork in him…..
Mike Wallace could use some of that. Just sayin’ …
I have no problem believing that Norv didn’t know about the (alleged) stickum
Stickum only works if the QB can put the ball in the general vicinity of the receiver….IJS
Norv better “stick” to his story.
“stickumgate” im expecting to hear about their federal indictments on outside the lines as norv turner watches the chargers from his couch next year. #getalifeNFL
Lester Hayes called me yesterday, he was proud of Norv. Just win baby.
Get ready Chargers Lord Godell will blow this up and ruin your franchise as well. I am sorry after the shenanigans the NFL pulled with the “bounty” investigation I don’t believe anything the NFL says. I am sure lord almighty and self anointed protector of the shield will overreact to the testimony of disgruntled ex-employees, division rivals, gun point affidavits, and anyone else with an ax to grind and turn this into a national security issue. An equipment manager actually doing his job and taking care of the equipment will have his life ruined. It’s just how they roll no proof needed heck it could be as bad as the Redskins/Cowboys situation and your team can even be punished for following the rules and treating an uncapped year as an uncapped year. Then again it could be like the Steelers and he might just keep fining your players week in and week out for you know just doing their jobs. You never know what your going to get when Lord Goddel gets involved.
Seriously all venting aside why would anyone use stick-em anyway the gloves WR’s use today practically stick to the ball anyway. All this is, is hopefully just some more rope for Godell to hang himself with.
That guy has to go!!!!
From what I’ve seen, the only one using stickum is Rivers!
Lester told me all you have to do is look at the ball, not the towel.
You know, when this story first broke, there were multiple Charger’s fans saying that, unlike the Saints, the Chargers would show the class to be honest and cooperate fully. Now that the denials have started by the organization, I’m sure you’ll become all too familiar with people presuming you’re guilty based on evidence of a sticky towel (or in the Saints’ case, a disgruntled ex employee). You’ll keep telling people that the evidence is weak, the details are sketchy, most of it seems made up or coerced. The league will keep changing the story, and you’ll keep saying “This isn’t right”, but it won’t matter. You,too, are now “cheaters”. Welcome to the club.
No team in football currently uses, or has used Stickum in the past because that would be cheating
As everyone knows, only one team in the history of the NFL has ever cheated – and that’s the Patriots.
In 2007 they violated a 2006 rule, which as all non-Patriot fans know, invalidates their 2001, 2003 and 2004 Super Bowls.
The cover-up is ALWAYS worse than the crime…ask Lance.
They better get their ducks in a row on this one.
j0esixpack says:Oct 22, 2012 8:16 PM
As everyone knows, only one team in the history of the NFL has ever cheated – and that’s the Patriots.
In 2007 they violated a 2006 rule, which as all non-Patriot fans know, invalidates their 2001, 2003 and 2004 Super Bowls.
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Actually, Einstein, in 2007 they violated a brand new rule, in its very first week of enforcement, invalidating exactly ZERO wins.
And you’re wrong that they are the only team to cheat….. there’s this little brouhaha in New Orleans concerning bounties paid to deliberately injure opponents ….. maybe you’ve heard of it?