4
months
agoLos
Angeles
Chargers
head
coach
Jim
Harbaugh
said
that
running
back
Gus
Edwards
(undisclosed)
"has
been
on
a
really
good
track"
and
is
"likely"
to
be
back
for
training
camp
at
the
end
of
July.
Edwards
worked
off
to
the
side
with
trainers
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4
months
agoLos
Angeles
Chargers
wide
receiver
Ladd
McConkey
was
a
big
winner
of
the
2024
NFL
Draft
after
being
selected
with
the
No.
34
overall
pick
to
play
with
quarterback
Justin
Herbert.
According
to
Chargers.com
writer
Eric
Smith,
McConkey
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4 months agoThe Los Angeles Chargers officially signed rookie first-round offensive tackle Joe Alt to a four-year, $33.2 million deal on Monday after he was selected fifth overall in April's NFL draft. Alt was predictably the first offensive tackle off the board in 2024. Although he should eventually be a starting left tackle in the NFL, he'll initially start at right tackle in Los Angeles under new head coach Jim Harbaugh in LA with Rashawn Slater at left tackle. The Bolts are hoping Alt will be part of a much-improved offensive line this year with an added emphasis on the ground game to take pressure off of young quarterback
Justin Herbert. The 21-year-old Alt hails out of Notre Dame and stands at 6-foot-8 and 321 pounds. Alt showed in his college career that he can excel in both run-blocking and in pass protection.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Chargers.com
5 months agoLos Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (knee), who has been rehabbing a knee injury that kept him out of six games last year, said he got the most repetitions of the offseason in Tuesday's organized team activities. After posting a career-best 58.1 receiving yards per game last year, Palmer's role is set to increase even more in 2024 now that both
Mike Williams and
Keenan Allen are out of town. However, he'll still be competing for targets with former first-rounder
Quentin Johnston and second-round rookie
Ladd McConkey, not to mention
DJ Chark. The Bolts' offense is also transitioning to a run-first unit under head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman, so Palmer is far from a lock to break out this year. However, the 24-year-old's big-play ability makes him enticing as WR depth.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
5 months agoVeteran center Corey Linsley, who is expected to announce his retirement this offseason, was released by the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday. The two-time All-Pro selection spent the last three seasons with L.A. after seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers. Linsley played just three games in 2023 due to a heart-related health issue, and the 32-year-old looks to be headed toward life after football. Overall, the former fifth-round pick started in 132 games and was viewed as one of the game's best centers over the last decade.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
5 months agoLos Angeles Chargers former first-round wide receiver
Quentin Johnston had a pretty dreadful first season in the NFL and was plagued by some key drops, ultimately finishing with 38 catches for 431 yards and two touchdowns despite both
Mike Williams and
Keenan Allen missing time with injuries. In addition to drops, the 6-foot-4, 215-pounder was pushed around physically. Johnston called his play "straight-up unacceptable" and is determined to turn things around in Year 2. The good news for fantasy managers in dynasty/keeper leagues is that the Chargers' new brass has been praising the 22-year-old's positive attributes and are going to give him every chance to excel. The bad news for Johnston's 2024 fantasy upside is that he's now in a run-first offense under new head coach Jim Harbaugh. Still, he'll have his chances and is worth a late-round flier with both Williams and Allen no longer in town.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com - Kevin Patra
5 months agoVeteran free-agent safety Tony Jefferson will try out for the Los Angeles Chargers roster during the team's upcoming minicamp, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. After nine NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, and New York Giants, Jefferson announced his retirement in May of 2023. He announced plans to attempt a comeback in May of 2024, and he'll look to crack L.A.'s roster this offseason. Although Jefferson has never made a Pro Bowl or been named to an All-Pro team, he's been a solid and productive player, racking up 491 tackles, 9.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, four interceptions, and 24 pass deflections in 113 career games. If he makes the offseason roster, he'll still have an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster. If he does that, he'll likely be utilized as a depth safety and veteran leader for a rebuilding organization.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Jordan Schultz
5 months agoFree-agent offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday, according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. The former Raiders first-round pick in 2021 out of Alabama is set to join his fourth NFL team in as many years, but landing with an organization going through a rebuild could help him turn his career around. The 25-year-old won the 2020 Outland Trophy, which is given to college football's most outstanding interior lineman, and he was a first-team All-American while playing in the SEC. The Bolts are looking to become a physical football team under new head coach Jim Harbaugh, so it'll be interesting to see if Leatherwood can carve out a role in 2024.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
5 months agoLos Angeles Chargers rookie second-round wide receiver
Ladd McConkey is already developing a connection with quarterback
Justin Herbert at organized team activities this week. McConkey played both inside and outside on Monday, but the majority of his snaps with the first-team offense came in the slot. The 22-year-old from Georgia has a real opportunity to become a key piece of the Chargers' passing game in his rookie season with both
Keenan Allen and
Mike Williams moving on in the offseason. He should start in three-wide sets with second-year wideout
Quentin Johnston and
Joshua Palmer, and McConkey's speed and versatility could make him a reliable target for Herbert. The Bolts figure to run the ball more under new head coach Jim Harbaugh, but McConkey is in a situation to be worth taking a late-round flier on in deeper fantasy leagues this fall.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
5 months agoLos Angeles Chargers quarterback
Justin Herbert already appears to be developing a nice connection with rookie second-round wide receiver
Ladd McConkey. McConkey played both inside and outside at organized team activities on Monday, with the majority of his snaps with the first-team offense coming out of the slot. All of the Bolts' offseason moves have led to Herbert's fantasy stock taking a pretty big hit as a QB1. The Chargers are expected to be a much more run-heavy offense under head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman, and Herbert also lost both top receivers
Keenan Allen and
Mike Williams. The 26-year-old signal-caller could still have big performances, especially if LA's offensive line provides more protection, but it's hard to argue that he'll have as much high-end upside in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
5
months
agoThe
Los
Angeles
Chargers
passed
on
drafting
a
wide
receiver
with
the
No.
5
overall
pick
in
this
year's
NFL
draft,
which
puts
second-year
wideout
and
former
first-rounder
Quentin
Johnston
in
a
spot
to
be
the
team's
No.
1
entering
the
2024
campaign.
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5 months agoFree-agent linebacker Bud Dupree has reportedly signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. Dupree met with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons in addition to the Chargers. The 31-year-old has played with both the Steelers and Falcons during his career so it appears Dupree was looking for a new home. The veteran linebacker still has something left in the tank. He recorded 6.5 sacks last season with Atlanta. Those 6.5 sacks were the most for Dupree since the 2020 season. His addition should be a solid boost for this defensive unit heading into next season.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Los Angeles Chargers
6 months agoFree-agent wide receiver
Marquez Valdes-Scantling is scheduled to visit the Chargers on Monday. The 29-year-old had six trips to the end zone in 2020 while still a member of the Green Bay Packers. Since then, he hasn't come close to that mark. He finished the 2023-24 campaign with Kansas City by posting career-lows in catches (21), receiving yards (315), and touchdowns (one). Valdes-Scantling's most notable contribution last season came in the postseason, with the 2018 No. 174 overall pick pulling in a 16-yard touchdown throw from
Patrick Mahomes in the Chiefs 25-22 overtime win over the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Nonetheless, MVS will likely find work this season. But it will be difficult to tell how things will look from a fantasy standpoint until he inks a deal, although he could get looks from
Justin Herbert if he signs with Los Angeles, considering the team no longer has
Keenan Allen or
Mike Williams on the roster.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov
6
months
agoThe
Los
Angeles
Chargers
have
signed
free-agent
wide
receiver
DJ
Chark
Jr.
to
a
one-year,
$5
million
contract,
according
to
NFL
Network's
Ian
Rapoport.
Chark
reportedly
visited
with
the
Chargers
prior
to
last
week's
NFL
draft.
He
could
play
a
key
role
in
Los
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6 months agoThe Los Angeles Chargers officially picked up left tackle Rashawn Slater's fifth-year option for the 2025 season on Thursday. Slater, who was taken with the 13th overall pick in 2021 out of Northwestern, was a Pro Bowler in his rookie season before playing in just three games in 2022 due to a torn biceps. The 25-year-old returned last year to start all 17 games for the Chargers while protecting quarterback
Justin Herbert's blind side. The Bolts added offensive tackle Joe Alt with the fifth overall pick in this year's draft, but he will shift over to right tackle as long as Slater remains healthy. If he returns to his rookie-year form and Alt lives up to his draft stock, LA's new run-first offense should be in excellent shape to begin the Jim Harbaugh era in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
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