Glossary of Nicknames

From Bolts from the Blue

Contents 1 Lance Alworth 2 Larry English 3 Gary Johnson 4 Travis Johnson 5 Ryan Mathews 6 Shawne Merriman 7 Philip Rivers 8 Louis Vasquez 9 Marcus McNeill 10 Brandyn Dombrowski 11 Brandon Siler 12 Jacob Hester 13 Ron Rivera 14 Traye Simmons 15 Ernest Smith 16 Luis Castillo 17 Malcom Floyd 18 Cam Thomas 19 Norv Turner 20 Jamal Williams

Lance Alworth

• Bambi

Larry English

• The Professor - Because John Gennaro says so, but originally invented by Gordietoe1.

Gary Johnson

• Big Hands

Travis Johnson

• Big Man, Big Heart or BMBH - He's a super-caring dad to his little girl and, well, he's a big man.
• Predator - He looks like the Predator.

Ryan Mathews

• Bam Bam - Self proclaimed

Shawne Merriman

• Lights Out - Self proclaimed. A reference to knocking out fools in football games.

Philip Rivers

• The PR Machine - His initials as a play on the term representing "The Public Relations Machine".
• EL Capitán -

Louis Vasquez

• Nasty - Self proclaimed

Marcus McNeill

• Big Mac - Self proclaimed

Brandyn Dombrowski

• Dombo - Shortened version of his name

Brandon Siler

• No Neck - This seems obvious.
• King Kong - It's his tattoo on his arms.

Jacob Hester

• White Hammer - Self proclaimed from his LSU days.

Ron Rivera

• El Jefe - Self proclaimed

Traye Simmons

• Bubba Gump - Because Ernest Smith says so.

Ernest Smith

• Smokey - The was a Canadian military officer named Ernest Smith who had the nickname "Smokey".

Luis Castillo

• El Toro - He's like a bull when the ball is snapped. Impossible to control.

Malcom Floyd

• M-80 - Self proclaimed

Cam Thomas

• Baby Godzilla - Self proclaimed

Norv Turner

• Papa Norv - Because John Gennaro says so.

Jamal Williams

• JWall - Because its similar to a real shortening of his name and represents what its like to run into him.