COSTA MESA, Calif. — Such an interesting ball cap.
Worn and weathered, it undoubtedly has been around the Chargers longer than most of their players and coaches. Once it was deep black; now it's faded and splotched with gray. If hats could talk, it could tell some stories.
Written across the front of it is a Latin phrase. It translates to, "Now I begin."
A few years back, this was the Chargers' motto. It was on the wall of their locker room and on the chests of their players.
A priest friend of Philip Rivers introduced the idea to him long ago, and he has carried it with him since, as a quarterback and as a man.