Dielman to remain in San Diego; signs 6 year extension

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Dielman agrees to six-year contract

Saturday, Mar 03, 2007

By Casey Pearce, Chargers.com

The Chargers accomplished their number one goal of the offseason Saturday when they agreed to terms on a new six-year contract with prized free agent guard Kris Dielman.

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Blocking for LT isn't that bad, I see why he agreed.

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The two best OG's in FA have now signed (Dielman re-signed with San Diego and Steinbach signed in Cleveland). The third best, Dockery, ended up in Buffalo and now if you're looking for an OG Cooper Carlisle from Denver becomes the number one guy left.

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Hey, not all players opted for more $$$. Dielman turned down Seattle to stay in San Diego with a 14-2 team. Good for him, he still got plenty of $$$.

(from ESPN.com)

San Diego Chargers: For days, Chargers general manager A.J. Smith was dreading an expected phone call that guard Kris Dielman was leaving for another team in free agency. As it turned out, Dielman didn't want to make that call. He decided to stay in San Diego.

Dielman shunned a more lucrative offer from the Seattle Seahawks and a few other teams to stay with the Chargers. Dielman agreed to a six-year, $39 million deal with the Chargers that had $17 million in guarantees. The Seahawks were willing to pay more. So were the Cleveland Browns. So were other teams.

But Dielman wanted to stay on a 14-2 team. He woke up in Seattle on Saturday morning and before a breakfast meeting with the Seahawks, he instructed his agent, Mike McCartney, to get a deal done with the Chargers. McCartney scrambled and got him $17 million in guarantees.

-- ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton