Chargers rookie Rashawn Slater knew he was going to be good. So did his dad.
LOS ANGELES — Back in March, before he became a Charger, Rashawn Slater called himself "the best tackle in the draft." Still, with an emergence so immediate and complete that on Wednesday he was named a Pro Bowl starter, Slater no doubt surprised some people. His father was not among them. "If you eat a bunch of ice cream, you expect to gain weight when you get on the scale," Reggie Slater ...
LOS ANGELES — Back in March, before he became a Charger, Rashawn Slater called himself "the best tackle in the draft."
Still, with an emergence so immediate and complete that on Wednesday he was named a Pro Bowl starter, Slater no doubt surprised some people.
His father was not among them.
"If you eat a bunch of ice cream, you expect to gain weight when you get on the scale," Reggie Slater explained. "When you prepare, when you look at film, when you put the hours in, you expect to have results. That's the best way I can explain it with Rashawn.
"He puts in so much
