{
  "id": 6818968,
  "title": "3 player connections between Cardinals, Chargers in Week 1 tilt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/3-player-connections-between-cardinals-chargers-in-week-1-tilt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T23:19:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/3-player-connections-between-cardinals-231955918.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Chargers will meet in their season opener on Sunday, despite rarely facing each other previously. The matchup brings together three players with connections to both franchises.\n\nChargers S Tony Jefferson had a significant four-year stint with the Cardinals from 2013 to 2017 before taking a year off. This season marks Jefferson's third year with the Chargers. He recorded a career-high four interceptions and seven pass breakups in 2025.\n\nDefensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson of the Chargers previously played for the Cardinals in the 2024 season. Signing a two-year deal after being cut by the Cleveland Browns, Tomlinson played all 17 games, tallying 26 tackles, a sack, and a tipped pass. He was subsequently released and joined the Chargers.\n\nWide receiver Simi Fehoko of the Cardinals previously played for the Chargers between 2020 and 2022. In 2024, Fehoko reached his career-high with six receptions for 106 yards, scoring his sole NFL touchdown that year with the Chargers.",
  "summary": "See which Cardinals players and Chargers players spent time on the other team.",
  "key_points": [
    "Chargers' Tony Jefferson played for Cardinals 2013-2017",
    "Cardinals' Dalvin Tomlinson played for Chargers 2024",
    "Cardinals' Simi Fehoko played for Chargers 2020-2022"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}