Los Angeles Chargers
Tyler Conklin has spent the last 3 seasons with the Jets, totaling 1,622 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns.
On Thursday evening, NFL insider Mike Garafolo reported that the Chargers are hosting former Vikings and Jets tight end Tyler Conklin. The former fifth-round pick out of Central Michigan has been the starter in New York for the past three seasons, totaling 1,622 receiving yards and seven touchdown since signing with the team in 2022.
Originally drafted by the Vikings, Conklin was seldomly-used during his three seasons in Minnesota as he recorded just 43 receptions for 329 yards and a single touchdown....
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Both Tyler Lockett and Calais Campbell would provide veteran mentorship in two young position groups for the Chargers.
The Chargers are hard at work trying to put the finishing touches on their team to set them up for the best draft possible next month. They have 10 picks in all which is plenty of ammo to make moves throughout that weekend and/or potentially make a trade for someone currently on another roster.
If the Chargers are still looking to add available free agents, there are currently two on the market I think would be low-cost additions that would do nothing...
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The Chargers have failed to gain much ground in the AFC following the first wave of free agency.
The Chargers entered this year’s free agency period with one of the largest pools of available cap space in the NFL. That set the potential scene for them to spend, spend, spend in hopes of maximizing their win-now window with quarterback Justin Herbert. However, none of the Chargers’ contracts — whose formal 2025 cap hits we know of thus far — have been confirmed over $6 million.
We currently are still waiting on Mekhi Becton, Andre James, Teair Tart, Naquan Jones, Taylor...
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Good morning, Chargers fans!
We’re almost two full work weeks into free agency and still waiting on the second wave of free agency to hit. The Chargers have $47,539,326 in effective cap space at the moment, per OverTheCap. Considering how little they’re spending on their free agent contract thus far, the Chargers may end up making a number of additional moves before the the draft arrives to really let them hone in on the positions of need they’ll use their double-digits picks on.
Can the next month please...
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With Foster Sarell signing with the Commanders this week, it only makes sense for Trey Pipkins to remain with the Chargers as their swing tackle.
On Tuesday, the Washington Commanders announced the signing of former Chargers offensive tackle Foster Sarell. The former Ravens UDFA signed with the Bolts in October of the 2021 season and has mainly resided as the swing tackle in Los Angeles.
With Jim Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz continuing to reshape the offensive line entering year two of their regime, it looks like they’re not just happy upgrading the starters. Choosing not to re-sign Sarell — who...
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Good morning, Chargers fans!
How are we all feeling about signing former Raiders center Andre James? Any and all thoughts go right ahead and drop them in the comments below!
And now for today’s links.
The Chargers signed former Raiders center Andre James (Chargers.com)
Five things to know about Andre James (Chargers.com)
What position do the Chargers still need to address? (Chargers Wire)
Trey Pipkins is likely to stay with the Chargers as their swing tackle (Bolt Beat)
Who were the biggest...
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The Chargers are bringing in Andre James who started at center for the Raiders over the past four seasons.
The Chargers are continuing their goal of reshaping the interior of the offensive line as they’ve announced the signing of former Raiders starting center Andre James. James has held down the pivot in Las Vegas the past four seasons and is now coming back to Los Angeles after starring for the UCLA Bruins in college.
Contract details are unknown and we’ll update this post as soon as they’re made public.
At 6’4 and 300 pounds, James has 61-of-80 career games since...
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The Chargers haven’t made much progress in the latest round of power rankings from NFL.com.
Like the rest of the NFL, the Chargers have been hard at work attempting to better their roster by making smart and savvy signings since the start of free agency. Some teams have certainly improved from where they were roughly 10 days ago, some teams are arguably the same, and others are seemingly happy making the same moves that have kept them stuck in irrelevancy.
The Chargers have made their fair share of moves thus far and one could argue they’ve maybe improved while I...
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Good morning, Chargers fans!
Will the Chargers make another move today? Who is still on your short list of free agents you’d like to see join the Chargers? Tell us about it below!
And now for today’s links.
Here’s why the Chargers received an “A” for signing Mehki Becton (Chargers.com)
Five takeaways from Mike Williams’ presser with the media (Chargers.com)
Five things to know about Naquan Jones (Chargers Wire)
Check out this three-round mock draft following the first week of free agency (Bolt Beat)
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The Chargers still have plenty of roster spots to reinforce ahead of the 2025 season.
The Chargers have made their fair share of moves over the first week of free agency. They’ve fleshed out their defensive line room with low-cost signings, signed one of the top guards available, and found a new starting running back.
Still, there’s much more to do if they want their roster to be objectively better than it was a season ago. Thankfully, there’s still plenty of time to continue making deals on top of next month’s NFL draft.
Below, I touch on every position group...
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Yet another former Pittsburgh Steelers player joined the Bolts in free agency to try and help fill a hole
One of the bigger needs heading into this offseason for the Los Angeles Chargers was at the cornerback slot. With multiple corners headed out the door in free agency, the Bolts needed to find some starter level players at the position as soon as possible. Having already signed Najee Harris away from the Steelers, the team turned towards Pittsburgh once more to find an answer in Donte Jackson to slot in as a potential starting cornerback.
Jackson was a long-time staple...
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Good morning, Chargers fans!
Welcome to another week of free agency at BFTB. The first week ended on a high note as the Chargers signed former Eagles right guard Mekhi Becton to a two-year deal, finally showing the commitment to upgrade the interior of the line — one of the team’s biggest weaknesses in 2024.
Will they make any further moves in the coming days to further that improvement? What about other positions of need? Where should they target on the roster this week? Feel free discuss it...
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