The Los Angeles Chargers have reached out to Antonio Gates about a possible reunion.

The Chargers have left open the possibility of re-signing Gates in the wake of Hunter Henry's season-ending ACL injury.

"Obviously, Antonio would be a natural fit," Tom Telesco said on San Diego station 97.3 FM. "He's someone that we have talked to. We've talked to his representatives. Sometimes, it's not just as easy as saying, 'Hey, let's just bring him back. Let's go.'"

Gates made $5 million last season and could look for a similar offer despite turning 38 later this month.

The Los Angeles Chargers could feature Melvin Gordon more in the passing game in 2018.

Following a season-ending injury to Hunter Henry, the Chargers have a hole on offense.

"We can do some different things because Melvin has become such a good receiver out of the backfield," Ken Whisenhunt said. "And that's not something that you saw from him in college. Not that he couldn't do it; they just didn't throw him the ball. He was too busy running for 8 million yards or whatever it was he was running for.

"So, yes, that's been a real bonus that we've had. Those two guys [Gordon and Austin Ekeler], and their adaptability and flexibility can help some."

Gordon caught just 22 passes while at Wisconsin, but he's been far more productive in the NFL. He went from 33 receptions as a rookie, to 41, to 58 catches for 476 yards and four touchdowns in 2017.

The Los Angeles Rams are trying to attract fans in San Diego left upset by the Chargers' relocation.

The Rams have gone as far as to strike a deal with San Diego sports radio station Mighty 1090 to broadcast Rams games in the market.

"We can't wait to invade San Diego," Les Snead told the station.

The Los Angeles Chargers missed the playoffs last season, but they've been called the AFC West's "team to beat" by John Elway.

The Chargers won six of their final seven games in 2017 with a high-octane offense and a swarming defense.

NFL Network analyst LaDainian Tomlinson understands why the team has Super Bowl aspirations for the upcoming season.

"When you look at this team on paper, it's not hard to see why," Tomlinson said on Wednesday's edition of NFL Total Access, "because you do have the best quarterback in the division and one of the best in the National Football League. The second thing is that defense is going to be nasty again.

"You keep Jason Verrett healthy at the corner position, him and Casey Hayward together along with those defensive ends that we have and then you've got the young rookie Derwin James. There's a lot of reasons to like the Los Angeles Chargers. And then, I forgot about the wide receiver position. We only have one of the best wide receivers in all of the game in Keenan Allen."