Running back Reggie Bush, wide receiver Roberto Wallace and rookie cornerback Jimmy Wilson will see plenty of friendly faces in the stands. Bush played at Helix High in La Mesa, which is about 15 minutes outside of San Diego, Wilson played at Point Loma High in San Diego and Wallace got his start as a junior at Oceanside High about 45 minutes outside of San Diego.

What was unique for Wallace was that he actually got to play on the field at Qualcomm Stadium more often than most people, including NFL players. As a college player at San Diego State his home games were at that stadium, and he played his CIF high school championship game there as well, so this won’t be new to him. He is actually pumped.

“Definitely that’s a big motivator because you of course want to play in front of the hometown,” said Wallace, who played soccer in Panama growing up before relocating to California. “There are going to be a lot of people there that no me, family members and just a ton of people. There would be nothing better than to play at home and play well. That would be a dream come true.”

Predictably, Wallace has gotten a lot of ticket requests, as have Bush and Wilson, and he is prioritizing those requests by family and close friends. He knows the environment will be different in the stadium this time as opposed to when he played that high school championship game and all of those home games with the Aztecs.

Meanwhile, another player that will be experiencing something different when he walks out of the tunnel is linebacker Kevin Burnett. For the past two seasons he suited up for the Chargers and stood on the home sideline so he doesn’t know what to expect this time. He does know one aspect of that stadium he’d like to silence – the cannons the team fires off whenever the Chargers score.

“It’s loud and when you hear those damn fireworks all the time you know it’s a long day for somebody,” Burnett said. “If it’s quiet that means you’re doing something good. I know it’s going to be a hostile environment and I know how this team works. I know how they play so this is going to be just like you play your buddy in checkers. It’s going to be competition.”

As far as any advantages he has been able to pass along to his teammates in the locker room about his former team, Burnett is keeping that to himself. Head Coach Tony Sparano pointed to the one unique aspect of the stadium being that the stands are a little bit further back from the field than other stadiums but it’s still loud.

DOLPHINS TIDBITS: When pressed on what music if any he listens to before the game to get him in the right mindset, Sparano cracked a smile and said it has to be country music. He revealed that he gets to the stadium so early that nobody else is around, so he either has to talk to himself or listen to music. As for a specific song, he played off of Jason Taylor’s answer from Thursday – “I know that JT listens to Lionel Ritchie so I played a little of it for him today out there, a little ‘Endless Love’ today.” … In terms of his running back situation, with rookie Daniel Thomas battling a hamstring injury issue, Sparano is confident in fullback Lex Hilliard being able to contribute some at halfback and in recently acquired Steve Slaton to be ready if needed on a short week.

INJURY UPDATE: Defensive lineman Tony McDaniel (hand), rookie running back Daniel Thomas (hamstring) and linebacker Koa Misi (neck) did not practice, with McDaniel working on the side with the trainers. … . Cornerback Vontae Davis (hamstring) was limited and right guard Vernon Carey, cornerback Will Allen (hamstring) and wide receiver Roberto Wallace (quad) practiced in full. McDaniel is officially out, Davis is listed as doubtful, Thomas and Misi are questionable and Carey, Allen and Wallace are probable.

For the Chargers, defensive ends Luis Castillo (tibia) and Jacques Cesaire (knee), wide receivers Malcolm Floyd (groin) and Vincent Jackson (abdomen), tight end Antonio Gates (foot) and cornerback Quentin Jammer (hamstring) and running back Ryan Matthews (foot) did not practice. Matthews was limited on Wednesday … Defensive end Corey Liuget (ankle) participated in a full practice after being limited Wednesday. Castillo and Cesaire are officially out. Gates and Jammer are doubtful. Floyd and Jackson are questionable. Linebacker Na'il Diggs (groin) was added to the report as probable as are Liuget and Matthews.