Flutie Finds A Home In San Diego

Ex-Bills QB Handed The Chargers' Reins

SAN DIEGO, 5:05 p.m. EST March 9, 2001 -- Doug Flutie is the new starting quarterback for the San Diego Chargers. He's agreed to a six-year contract with the team.

Flutie signed the deal Friday and then held a news conference (see video from our network affiliate, KGTV in San Diego). No financial terms of the contract were made available.

Flutie will step into the starting job vacated when Ryan Leaf was released last week.

The 5-foot-10 Flutie was immensely popular in Buffalo for the past three seasons, where he racked up a 21-9 record as a starter. He was cut by the Bills last week when they decided to give their starting job to backup Rob Johnson.

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