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    October 29, 2019 8:20 AM EET

    COSTA MESA http://www.cowboyscheapauthenticstore.com/trysten-hill-jersey-cheap , Calif. (AP) —  offseason needs but upgrading the linebacking unit was at the top of the list.They took a step toward doing that Wednesday as the NFL’s free agency period began, signing Thomas Davis to a two-year contact. The team also signed quarterback Tyrod Taylor and re-signed defensive tackle Brandon Mebane to two-year deals.Davis comes to the Chargers after spending his entire 14-year career with Carolina, where he was the Panthers‘ career leader in tackles (1,077). He will enter the season second among active NFL players in tackles.Davis finished second last season with 79 tackles in 12 games. He missed the first four games while under suspension for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing supplements.Davis’ addition gives the Chargers experience and an effective run stopper. Denzel Perryman Connor McGovern Jersey , Jatavis Brown and Kyzir White combined to start 25 games but ended up on injured reserve. Perryman, who led the team in tackles at the time of his injury, was the team’s most effective run stopper the first half of the season. He was due to become a free agent but re-signed with the team on March 9.The Chargers struggled to stop the run late last season. They contained Baltimore in the AFC wild-card round by going with eight defensive backs but allowed 155 yards in a loss to New England in the divisional round.Taylor gives the Chargers an experienced backup to Rivers, who has started 208 consecutive games and is tied with Peyton Manning for the third-longest streak in NFL history by a QB.Taylor has started 46 games during his eight-year career with Baltimore Khari Willis Jersey , Buffalo and Cleveland. He started the first three games last season for the Browns before suffering a concussion and back injury against the New York Jets. Taylor was not able to regain his starting job after the emergence of Baker Mayfield.The signing reunites Taylor with Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, who was a Buffalo assistant for three seasons and the offensive coordinator in 2016. Los Angeles also still has Cardale Jones on the roster.Mebane, who will be going into his 13th NFL season and fourth with the Chargers, started 12 games last season and had 53 tackles Josh Allen Jersey , three tackles for loss and one sack. He missed four games to help care for his newborn daughter, who died at seven weeks due to a defective heart condition.His 57 tackles for loss are the highest among active nose tackles. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says he has hired New Orleans Saints assistant Joe Brady as the Tigers‘ passing game coordinator and receivers coach.Brady fills the vacancy created when veteran receivers coach Jerry Sullivan retired after the 2018 season.Orgeron says Brady brings LSU an innovative approach to offense and knowledge of the run-pass option after working under Saints coach Sean Payton.New Orleans has annually fielded one the NFL’s leading offense since Payton and quarterback Drew Brees joined the Saints in 2006. New Orleans also ran a number of option plays this season with versatile third-string QB Taysom Hill.Orgeron says LSU assistant Mickey Joseph will continue to work with receivers alongside Brady.Brady played receiver for William & Mary from 2009 to 2012 and began his coaching career there. He’s also been a graduate assistant at Penn State.