Chargers Pulse

After trading away a defensive linemen and a cornerback in a two separate trades today and having two additional roster spots, the Chargers pivoted and kept veteran safety Tony Jefferson on their 53-man roster. per Adam Schefter

Lets go 💪🔥

The are trading DT TeRah Edwards to the for a 2028 6th round pick.

Chargers have released Tony Jefferson…they’ve done this the last two seasons as well and got him back on the practice squad. We’ll see if they can do it again.

UPDATE: Tony Jefferson has made the 53 man roster after the 2 trades the Chargers made today to open up roster spots per Adam Schefter.

Chargers are releasing 2025 4th round pick EDGE Kyle Kennard.

Chargers transactions so far:
-Kyle Kennard
-Traded Avery Smith
-Jerand Bradley
-Garmon Randolph
-Noah Avinger

The Chargers traded CB Avery Smith to the Seahawks for a 2027 6th round pick per Kris

Avery Smith was a UDFA out of Toledo.
3 preseason games PFF coverage grades:
1) 72.0
2) 51.8
3) 59.6

Final game to make a big impression 🔥 The starters should get 2 drives today.

Slides 2 & 3 show the top performers on the OL and Defense so far.

Top grades pass rushers this preseason so far per PFF (min 5 pass rush snaps):
Bud Dupree 89.3
TeRah Edwards 75.3
Akheem Mesidor 74.6
Andre Carter 70.3
Avery Smith 68.4

It’s Kayode Awosika’s job to lose at LG despite Trey Pipkins getting recent reps at LG with the starters in camp the last 3 days.
2 days ago Harbaugh said Awosika is leading the LG competition too but he said he wasn’t close to naming a starter yet.

Awosika did not give up a pressure in the two preseason games he played in so far per PFF (15 pass block snaps).

Preseason grades so far:
82.5 pass block grade
80.3 run block grade