The Chargers are re-signing linebacker Del’Shawn Phillips to the active roster and placing rookie undrafted free agent cornerback Eric Rogers on IR. Rogers was injured during the team’s second preseason game against the New Orleans Saints after picking off two passes and returning one for a touchdown.

In that limited amount of playtime prior to his injury, he showed enough to the Chargers to have him kept through final cuts and it looks like the team will be giving him all the time he needs to heal and recover before returning to the team. Unfortunately, it looks like we’ll have...

On Wednesday afternoon, along with a plethora of other news breaks coming from the team, the Chargers announced their captains for the 2025 regular season. They are:

Quarterback Justin Herbert, offensive tackle Joe Alt, and center Bradley Bozeman on offense with wide receiver Keenan Allen as an alternate.

On defense, edge rusher Khalil Mack, safety Derwin James, and linebacker Daiyan Henley got the nod with linebacker Denzel Perryman designated as the alternate for that side of the ball.

Both Henley and Alt are first-time captains for the Chargers, and neither should be a surprise to anyone. Alt is essentially replacing...

The Chargers announced their 2025 practice squad on Wednesday afternoon that included 17 players. All of the players signed to the practice squad were waived or released by the Chargers during Tuesday’s final cuts deadline.

It looks as if the Chargers actively leaned into the offensive side of the ball as there are 11 offensive players amongst the group versus just six on defense. Notable names brought back include veteran safety Tony Jefferson, running back Nyheim Miller-Hines, and former sixth-round picks Branson Taylor and Kimani Vidal.

Here is the entire Chargers 2025 practice squad as they begin prep for the...

When the Chargers announced their official 53-man roster on Tuesday, fans were surprised to see them only keep three running backs which meant waiving both Raheim Sanders and Kimani Vidal. The hope, of course, was for both to land back on the practice squad following Wednesday’s waiver claims.

Unfortunately, all the hype and potential that surrounded Sanders as a promising UDFA this season has quickly vanished after it was reported that he’d been claimed by the Cleveland Browns. Sanders, along with 2024 seventh-round pick Trikweze Bridges and wide receiver Dalevon Campbell, were claimed on Wednesday’s first wave of transactions. Bridges...

Early on Wednesday morning, reports came out about the NFL aiming to hand down a six-game suspension to Chiefs wide receiver Rahsee Rice stemming from his actions in a 2024 car crash. Hours later, NFL Network’s Tim Pelissero then reported that Rice has accepted the suspension and will serve his suspension through the first six weeks of the regular season. If this is the case, Rice will miss the season opener in Brazil against the Chargers, on top of contests against the Eagles, Giants, Ravens, Jaguars, and Lions.

Rice currently sits atop the Chiefs receiver depth chart alongside second-year standout...

The Chargers may have announced their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday with the rest of the league, but that doesn’t mean the moves and transaction comes to an end. In the coming days, I fully expect the Bolts to continue polishing their team as much as possible before they head to Brazil to face the Chiefs.

The league has until 9:00 a.m. PT Wednesday morning to put in waiver claims. Here are three players I think the Chargers should attempt to add from the wire.

RB Audric Estime

Estime rushed for 310 yards and two scores as a rookie with...

Good morning, Chargers fans!

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And now for today’s links.

Chargers News:

A look at the Chargers’ initial 53-man roster (Chargers.com)

Junior Colson was placed on season-ending IR (Chargers.com)

Check out notes and insight on the Chargers 53-man roster (Charger Report)

Tony Jefferson was cut by the team despite having another strong preseason (Bolt Beat)

NFL News:

Here are the biggest roster moves made by each NFL team during final cuts (ESPN)

Winners and losers from the NFL final cuts deadline (CBS Sports)

The Jaguars are trading for WR Tim Patrick from the Lions...

The Chargers finally announced all of their transactions to cut their roster down to 53 players. With these moves, we can now deduce who did, and who did not, make the cut.

Here is your official 53-man roster for the Bolts.

Quarterback (2): Justin Herbert, Trey Lance

Running Back (4): Omarion Hampton, Najee Harris, Hassan Haskins, Scott Matlock (FB)

Wide Receiver (6): Ladd McConkey, Keenan Allen, Quentin Johnston, Tre’ Harris, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Deriu Davis

Tight End (4): Will Dissly, Tyler Conklin, Oronde Gadsden II, Tyler Fisk (also reserve long snapper)

Offensive Line (8): Joe Alt, Zion Johnson, Bradley Bozeman, Mekhi...

The Chargers did not want to bank on the waiver wire to land some much-needed depth along the offensive line.

Per The Insiders, the Bolts are sending a conditional seventh-round pick in 2027 to the Texans in exchange for offensive tackle Austin Deculus. Deculus is a former sixth-round pick in 2022 who has spent time with the Texans, Jets, and Saints in his young career.

Per Pro Football Focus, Deculus has played 152 snaps at left tackle this preseason. He also has snaps at right tackle in the NFL which is also where he starred for the LSU Tigers in...

As the Chargers fan base continues to wait for the team’s final cuts past Tuesday’s deadline, they’ve been greeted with some positive news regarding running back Najee Harris.

Per NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Chargers are moving Harris from the non-football injury list to the active roster. Harris has continued to rehab and recover from his eye injury he sustained in a Fourth of July accident that has caused him to miss all of training camp and the preseason.

During the broadcast of the team’s preseason finale against the 49ers, general manager Joe Hortiz said that Harris is “on track”...

It has been 15 years since the Chargers have won the AFC West. When they last did so in 2009, they were the San Diego Chargers, and before the Denver Broncos landed Payton Manning and the Kansas City Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes II and began their reign of terror.

The Chiefs and Broncos have been the sole division winners since 2009, with Chiefs winning it in 2010, before a five-year streak by the Broncos, followed by nine straight division championships for Kansas City. The odds once again favor the Chiefs, followed by the Broncos, then Chargers.

But after the preseason...

The preseason is complete and we’re full-bolt ahead for the 2025 NFL regular season. With all records being 0-0, now is the opportunity to make your picks and place your bets with SB Nation’s official sportsbetting partner, FanDuel Sportsbook.

For this piece, we’ll lean on FanDuel Sportsbook and a handful of their “futures” wagers to identify some relevant odds for the Lion’s upcoming season.

*FanDuel Sportsbook is conducting FanDuel Futures Day on Tuesday, August 26, where you can get profit boost tokens around various futures markets throughout the day. The markets will be split up throughout the day, but they...