"Even after he had seven interceptions, made the Pro Bowl and was named All-Pro, there is an acknowledgment by the Chargers decision makers that they overpaid to some extent to re-sign Eric Weddle last summer.

They were committed to doing it, knew they had when they gave him $8 million a year, and they would do it again.

The Chargers felt there were no better safeties on the market, Weddle knew their system and was on the verge of becoming the game-changing type of player he began to manifest in 2011."