"Chargers running back Darren Sproles has signed his one-year contract tender, worth $7.283 million for the 2010 season.

Sproles was a restricted free agent with a first-and-third tender, meaning a team wishing to sign him would have had to give the Chargers draft choices in the first and third rounds.

As the Chargers' franchise player last year Sproles earned about $6.6 million when he tied for third on the team with eight touchdowns. He rushed for 343 yards and caught 45 passes for 497 yards, and also served as the Chargers' kickoff and punt returner. "