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With Manti Te’o, the San Diego Chargers are making a mistake shielding him

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As someone who covered the Tim Tebow circus, I believe the San Diego Chargers should reconsider their strategy in keeping rookie linebacker Manti Te’o away from the media during the organized team activity (OTA) portion of the offseason. Here are some reasons why the Chargers’ current plan is wrong:

** By not making Te’o available, the fact Te’o isn’t available becomes the Charger’s top story. Great.

** The less Te’o is available, the greater the chances he will be asked about his Internet girlfriend controversy when he is available. The more he’s available, the easier it is for people/media to move on.

** This is the big one: If Te’o doesn’t talk, then the media doing a story on Te’o has little choice but to ask his teammates and coaches about Te’o. That ain’t good. That causes some resentment among players. Te’o needs love; not resentment.

** Te’o shouldn’t be treated as special. By having a different set of rules for him, he becomes special. Again, that’s a problem in the locker room.

There’s a better way for the Chargers: Make Te’o available once a week, as the Broncos did with Tebow. I’m telling you, there’s no way Te’o is a bigger circus than Tebow’s rookie season. Tebow then as quarterback and Te’o now as Mike linebacker are in positions of leadership. Leaders don’t hide.


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