Bolts From The Blue
The Los Angeles Chargers have over 50 players who could be subject to waivers as they look to cut down from 90 players to 53 by the August 26 deadline and beyond.
Of course, several players on their rookie contracts should be safe from getting waived, such as star offensive tackle Joe Alt. But, if any of these players are waived this week, they will be subject to the waiver wire pool and can be claimed by another team.
If not, they can be a part of Los Angeles’s 16-man practice squad, which will likely be finalized the day after the cutdown date.
DB Trikweze Bridges
DT Jamaree Caldwell
WR Dalevon Campbell
DL TeRah Edwards
TE Oronde Gadsden
WR Luke Grimm
OLB Kylan Guidry
RB Omarion Hampton
WR Tre’ Harris
S Jaylen Jones
G Nash Jones
C Josh Kaltenberger
OLB Kyle Kennard
TE Stevo Klotz
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith
S RJ Mickens
CB Myles Purchase
OLB Garmon Randolph
CB Nikko Reed
CB Eric Rogers
RB Raheim Sanders
T Corey Stewart
G Branson Taylor
QB DJ Uiagalelei
LB Marlowe Wax
G Karsen Barnhart
LB Emany Johnson
WR Jaylen Johnson
OLB Tre’Mon Morris-Brash
OT Ryan Nelson
CB Nehemiah Shelton
S Kendall Williamson
TE Thomas Yassmin
T Joe Alt
LB Junior Colson
DL Justin Eboigbe
TE Tucker Fisk
CB Cam Hart
DL Christopher Hinton
WR JaQuae Jackson
WR Ladd McConkey
RB Jaret Patterson
WR Brenden Rice
CB Tarheeb Still
RB Kimani Vidal
WR Derius Davis
LB Daiyan Henley
WR Quentin Johnston
FB/DL Scott Matlock
LB Kana’i Mauga
OLB Caleb Murphy
DL Nesta Jade Silvera
As the final preparations begin for the season, teams will make massive changes to their roster, either waiving or releasing players. But not all players instantly become free agents and free to sign with any team.
Well, when a player is ‘waived’, they are subject to the waiver wire, where any team can claim them and assume their current contract. Currently, the waiver wire order (listed below) is dependent on the NFL Draft order from this past April, but without any trades.
Teams will file waiver claims at the same time, but only the team with the highest claim will successfully ‘claim’ the player and their current contract.
Whether or not a player enters the waiver wire of becomes a free agent depends on a player’s NFL service time. Players with at least four years of accrued NFL service time are outright released. If a player is released, their contract has ended, and they’re eligible to sign with any team.
However, if a player has less than four years of service time, they are waived and subject to waiver wire claims. Any player who is not claimed after being waived is eligible to sign wherever they’d like, including their former team’s practice squad.
Mainly, the group of players getting waived...
