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Chargers Daily Links: Thursday Open Thread

Chargers Daily Links: Thursday Open Thread

Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web.

Good morning, Chargers fans!

You all know what to do!

And now for today’s links.

Chargers News:

What’s the best game on the Chargers 2025 schedule? (Chargers.com)

Which opponents are on the Chargers 2025 schedule? (Chargers.com)

Joe Hortiz is not shutting down the idea of adding even more help at wide receiver (Chargers Wire)

Would the Chargers consider bringing back Gerald Everett? (Bolt Beat)

NFL News:

The biggest remaining hole on all 32 teams following the NFL Draft (ESPN)

Dallas Goedert will remain with the Eagles...

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Chargers Post-Draft Intel: Bolts like their young WR nucleus

Chargers Post-Draft Intel: Bolts like their young WR nucleus

Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, don’t expect the Chargers to make any notable moves with their receiver room going forward into the offseason.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler dropped some post-draft intel he’s gained regarding all 32 teams following this year’s NFL draft.

When it comes to the Chargers, Fowler does not believe fans should hold out for any notable move when it comes to further building their wide receiver room.

*For months, the Chargers’ brass heard the cries about Los Angeles’ need for receiver help alongside Ladd McConkey & Co. The Chargers passed on a DK Metcalf trade or other free...

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3 Chargers UDFAs with the best chance of surviving final cuts

3 Chargers UDFAs with the best chance of surviving final cuts

UDFA running back Raheim Sanders may have the best chance of making the Chargers final roster after a productive career in the SEC.

It’s always fun to root for the underdog. Finding something to love about little-known undrafted free agents after they sign with your favorite NFL team is almost a rite of passage for any serious football fan and that habit doesn’t often change no matter how many years have come and gone.

This year, the Chargers signed a handful of intriguing players in their initial 18-man UDFA haul. Below, I touch on three of them that I believe...

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Chargers Daily Links: Wednesday Open Thread

Chargers Daily Links: Wednesday Open Thread

Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web.

Good morning, Chargers fans!

This past Monday morning, I finally got my wisdom teeth removed at the ripe age of 31, hence why the page went dark the past two days. With a load of pain killers coursing through my veins, it’s time to get back to work. In the meantime, I hope everyone had a great start to to their week!

And now for today’s links.

Chargers News:

Check out photos from the Chargers starting phase two of the offseason program (Chargers.com)

Five things to know...

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Chargers decline 5th-year option for OG Zion Johnson

Chargers decline 5th-year option for OG Zion Johnson

The Chargers have reportedly declined to pick up the 5th-year option of OG Zion Johnson, the team’s first-round pick in 2021.

Thursday held the deadline for NFL teams to either pick up or decline the fifth-year options for their first-round selections from the 2022 NFL Draft. When it came to the Chargers, reports came out Thursday evening that the team will not be picking up the fifth-year option on offensive guard Zion Johnson.

Johnson was selected 17th overall in that draft out of Boston College. He played for the Golden Eagles from 2019-2021 following his first two collegiate seasons with...

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Chargers Daily Links: Friday Open Thread

Chargers Daily Links: Friday Open Thread

Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web.

Good morning, Chargers fans!

We’ve made it to another weekend. Let’s finish the day strong and go kick our feet up.

And now for today’s links.

Chargers News:

Why Joe Hortiz loved the 2025 draft class (Chargers.com)

Omarion Hampton believes he’s a perfect fit for the Chargers (Chargers.com)

Predicting the final 53-man roster early after the NFL Draft (Chargers Wire)

Malik Nabers proved he would not have been a fit for the Chargers locker room (Bolt Beat)

NFL News:

The Packers are declining to pick up...

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Chargers land 2 players named as potential ‘sleepers’ prior to 2025 NFL Draft

Chargers land 2 players named as potential ‘sleepers’ prior to 2025 NFL Draft

Both 5th-round pick Oronde Gadsden II and UDFA Raheim Sanders were both tabbed as “sleepers” by anonymous college football coaches ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Back on April 14, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg published an article where he spoke with a number of anonymous college football coaches to get their opinions on players in the draft class they believe could be “sleepers” when it’s all said and done.

Of the 29 players highlighted, the Chargers ended up drafting or signing two of the players. They were tight end Oronde Gadsden II, whom they selected in the fifth round, and undrafted...

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Chargers Daily Links: Thursday Open Thread

Chargers Daily Links: Thursday Open Thread

Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web.

Good morning, Chargers fans!

Happy Hump Day, everyone! Let’s make it a good one!

And now for today’s links.

Chargers News:

What you need to know about the 2025 schedule release (Chargers.com)

Why experts believe the Chargers nailed their 2025 draft class (Chargers.com)

These Chargers free agents are still on the market (Chargers Wire)

Tre Harris’ No. 9 does not have a great history in the Chargers franchise (Bolt Beat)

NFL News:

2025 rookie contract projections (CBS Sports)

Fifth-year option tracker for the Class of 2022...

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Chargers tabbed as top-10 team in NFL following 2025 draft

Chargers tabbed as top-10 team in NFL following 2025 draft

The Chargers added some offensive firepower early in this year’s draft and that seems to have rubbed off well on analysts seeing as the team saw a rise in post-draft power rankings.

The Chargers, along with the rest of the NFL, got better over the three days of the 2025 NFL Draft. They used nine picks by the end of it, finding a way to reinforcement and further build the team in the image of Jim Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz.

However, the level at which teams got better will vary from franchise to franchise. Some got a little better. Some...

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Chargers use UFA tender on RB J.K. Dobbins

Chargers use UFA tender on RB J.K. Dobbins

The Chargers used the rare UFA tender on RB J.K. Dobbins

The Chargers joined the Browns (WR Elijah Moore) this week by placing the seldomly-used unrestricted free agent tag on running back J.K. Dobbins. The tender gives the Chargers exclusive negotiating right if he remains unsigned by the start of this year’s training camp.

Utilizing the UFA tender also leaves the Chargers eligible to receive a compensatory pick should he go ahead and sign with a team before camp. Under the tenure, should Dobbins play under it in 2025 with the Bolts, he’ll earn $3.428 million which is a small...

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Chargers Daily Links: Wednesday Open Thread

Chargers Daily Links: Wednesday Open Thread

Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web.

Good morning, Chargers fans!

You all know what to do!

And now for today’s links.

Chargers News:

The Chargers announced their rookie jersey numbers (Chargers.com)

Where did the Chargers land in new post-draft power rankings? (Chargers.com)

The Saints signed for Chargers edge rusher Chris Rumph (Bolt Beat)

The Chargers used the UFA tender on J.K. Dobbins (ESPN)

NFL News:

Final draft grades for all 32 NFL teams and their 2025 classes (NFL.com)

Ranking the best 100 picks from the 2025 NFL Draft (ESPN)

[Five things experts...

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Chargers announce jersey numbers for 2025 draft class

Chargers announce jersey numbers for 2025 draft class

The Chargers have announced the jersey numbers for their 2025 draft class!

The Chargers announced the jersey numbers for all nine members of their 2025 NFL Draft class and we’ve got some good ones!

  • RB Omarion Hampton - No. 8
  • WR Tre Harris - No. 9
  • DT Jamaree Caldwell - No. 99
  • EDGE Kyle Kennard - No. 54
  • WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith - No. 84
  • TE Oronde Gadsden II - No. 86
  • OG Branson Taylor - No. 71
  • S R.J. Mickens - No. 27
  • CB Trikweze Bridges No. 31

Both Hampton and...

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