The Los Angeles Chargers and out of doors linebacker Joey Bosa agreed to a restructured contract, sources instructed Adam Schefter Thursday.
Bosa had two years remaining on a five-year, $135 million contract extension he signed in 2020. He was considered as a possible reduce or commerce candidate for the wage cap-strapped Chargers this offseason, however the restructure retains him in Los Angeles
Bosa has performed simply 14 video games over the previous two seasons, lacking time with hamstring, foot and toe accidents. The frustration of these accidents was evident when Bosa left the sector in tears after spraining his foot in a Week 11 loss to the Inexperienced Bay Packers final season that sidelined him for the rest of the yr.
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When wholesome, Bosa remains to be one of many league’s finest, as he confirmed within the Chargers’ win over the Jets in Week 9 final season, the place he had 2.5 sacks and a pressured fumble.
Bosa joins Khalil Mack as star pass-rushers to renegotiate their contracts and stay with the Chargers. Mack agreed to restructure his deal on Wednesday, sources instructed Schefter.
In the meantime, the Chargers are anticipated to signal former Panthers tight finish Hayden Hurst, a supply instructed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Thursday.
Hurst might be a well-recognized face for a lot of within the group. Normal supervisor Joe Hortiz was part of the Baltimore Ravens workers that drafted Hurst within the first spherical in 2018, and Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman coached Hurst for 2 seasons when Roman held the identical function with the Ravens. Hurst had 18 catches for 183 yards via 9 video games final season and can probably be the Chargers’ high receiving tight finish.
Hurst suffered a brutal concussion in Carolina’s Week 10 sport in opposition to the Chicago Bears. He wrote on X that he could not keep in mind as much as 4 hours after the sport. His father, Jerry, additionally introduced on X that an unbiased neurologist recognized Hurst with post-traumatic amnesia, which is when an injured particular person positive aspects consciousness and is awake however is behaving or speaking in a weird or uncharacteristic method. Hurst did not play one other sport for the Panthers final season.
Hurst hinted on X on Thursday at becoming a member of the Chargers, responding to a photoshopped picture of him clad in Chargers colours, with eye emojis.
