The San Diego Chargers have signed QB Charlie Whitehurst to a two-year contract worth $4 million, according to a league source.

The Seahawks are out of the Kevin Kolb sweepstakes, according to a source. They had reservations about how steep the price would be in trade compensation paid to the Eagles and financial compensation paid to the QB.

It appears increasingly unlikely that Matt Hasselbeck will be back in Seattle.

With all of the speculation surrounding free agent quarterbacks and those who might be available via trade during these locked-out times, one name who hasn’t been setting the rumor mill abuzz is Matt Leinart.

As the NFL Draft draws closer, many of the dots between teams and how they’ll remedy their problems start to get connected. The Seahawks and what direction they take at quarterback is no exception.

For the second straight week, we have a Charlie Whitehurst sighting. This time around, though, it’s because starting QB Matt Hasselbeck left Sunday’s game during the first quarter with a hip injury.

The injury that forced Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck out just before halftime Sunday against the Cardinals is serious enough that he won’t start the second half.

Pulling in a couple of fantasy thoughts from the Twitterverse, including a new fantasy star at tight end.

This is the first Saturday in a long time that had some football. Who else is ready for this?

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Friday on “NFL Total Access” that if he could go back in time, he would handle things at USC a little differently after alleged NCAA violations cost the school past victories and future scholarships.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will be live on NFL Total Access on Friday afternoon, but before that he has agreed to chat live with NFL.com enthusiasts.

For those of you anticipating the end of the Matt Hasselbeck era and the beginning of the Charlie Whitehurst era in Seattle, those daydreams may be premature.

Jets QB Mark Sanchez has a cameo and gets a new receiver. Not too bad for a guy who has not been able to run yet.

The Chargers have a reputation of building through the draft — which was the driving force behind the trades of CB Antonio Cromartie and third-string QB Charlie Whitehurst.

The writing is on the wall for Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck — or so says the Tacoma News Tribune‘s Eric Williams.