Fan Says Other Teams Elect to Receive Players from Needy Chargers

After the Chargers hired Steve Ortmayer from the Raiders, Ortmayer traded All-Pro left tackle Jim Lachey and a fourth-round draft choice to the Raiders for a 400-pound lineman with back trouble (John Clay) and an ensign in the Navy (Napoleon McCallum).

After the Chargers hired Dan Henning and Bobby Beathard from the Washington Redskins, Beathard traded the Chargers’ 1992 first-round draft pick (potentially the first pick of the entire draft) to the Redskins for a low 1991 second-round draft pick (Eric Moten).

As a longtime Chicago Bear fan, I can only hope that the Chargers hire someone away from Chicago. Junior Seau would make a great replacement for the soon-to-retire All-Pro, Mike Singletary.

JACK J. LUCAS

San Diego