Volek Back With Chargers

A free agent for barely more than half a day, Billy Volek was eating lunch with his family at his offseason home in Fresno when his agent called.

The San Diego Chargers had made a "pretty interesting" offer. Good enough, it turned out, that Volek didn't need to book trips to visit with other teams.

The backup quarterback agreed to a three-year contract Friday afternoon to remain with the Chargers, whom he helped reach the AFC championship game by scoring the winning touchdown in an upset win at Indianapolis.

Volek said staying with the Chargers was more important than trying to become a starter with a team that might not have as good a …