Chargers lock up raw Canadian talent

DT Vaughn Martin has agreed to a four-year deal, according to the Globe and Mail. Financial terms weren't disclosed, although it's a $2.236 million deal with a $486,000 and base salaries of $310,000 in 2009, $395,000 in 2010, $480,000 in 2011 and $565,000 in 2012, according to ProFootballTalk.com.

Martin was made a YouTube classic by Chargers' scout Tom Gibbons. The Chargers now want Martin, who plowed Gibbons in a blocking drill caught on video at a private workout, was drafted 113th overall out of Western Ontario College.    "I've always been a fast learner, so it's not something I'm worried about," he said after the draft. "I'm excited about putting theory into action. I'm just a blank canvas, and they'll be able to mold me into the player they want me to be."

Martin, born in Jamaica and raised playing hockey, is as raw as he is a brute. The Chargers' plan is to work him in gradually and hopefully he can at least add depth in the early stages of what should be an interesting NFL career.