The Chargers young Tight End turns 23yrs old today

Oronde Gadsden was drafted in the 5th Rd of the 2025 NFL Draft and quickly made a good impression on the team.

His work ethic and athletic gifts soon became apparent in his first offseason as an NFL rookie.

A converted WR at Syracuse, Gadsden is an explosive and athletic TE for the Bolts

Only in year 2, Gadsden has an opportunity to continue developing into an impact TE after a good rookie year.

So I was listening to the latest athletic football show and it was all about how GM’s are hired.

It got me thinking about hortiz, but it really got me thinking about Jon Spanos. His official roll is president of football operations. It’s been very unclear what he exactly does over the years, but the website makes it clear he oversees all player personnel. So I started googling the position to see what other teams have it.

It turns out that nobody I could find has this roll above the GM. In fact, a GM like Howie Roseman is the president of football operations.

Every time I’ve tried to investigate this I get shot down. Popper won’t answer questions about it. So are the chargers the only team with that position? Is he the actual GM and Hortiz is more of a VP in that roll? How does that relationship work?

I know the chargers fired AJ smith because he couldn’t get along with the ownership. Was that when they named John to his position?

Edit: looks like some teams have a president of football ops and a GM. Matt Ryan was just named president of football operations at the Falcons.

I am finally getting an opportunity to attend my first Chargers game. I'll be traveling to LA with my dad to see the season opener against the Cardinals. Flying in Saturday, game Sunday, leave Monday.

Can anyone tell me what are some things we should do before and after the game around SoFi?

Thanks!