The Joey Bosa period in Los Angeles is formally over.
The LA Chargers announced on Wednesday that they’ve launched the veteran outdoors linebacker Bosa. The transfer ends Bosa’s tenure with the staff after almost a decade.
Bosa, 29, was the Chargers’ No. 3 general decide within the 2016 NFL Draft (again after they have been nonetheless in San Diego) and rapidly made his impression felt by successful NFL Defensive Rookie of the Yr that season. He later went on to make 5 Professional Bowl groups (together with one in 2024) and was at one level the highest-paid defensive participant within the NFL.
However Bosa’s manufacturing had declined barely through the years, and his final three seasons have been affected by accidents, leading to simply 28 complete video games performed out of a potential 51. By releasing Bosa, the Chargers are set to save lots of over $25.3 million towards the wage cap. Dealing with a March 13 deadline to get beneath the cap, the staff has made the troublesome resolution to half methods with their longtime defensive star.
Bosa finishes his Chargers profession at second in franchise historical past with 72.0 sacks and first with 87 complete tackles-for-loss (although that statistic was not extensively tracked till the start of the twenty first century). His 19 sacks within the first 20 video games of his profession additionally mark an all-time NFL report.
Now the query turns into which NFL staff Bosa might be becoming a member of subsequent. He ought to have a number of good choices to select from, including an intriguing one elsewhere in the same state.
