2022 Los Angeles Chargers season
2022 Los Angeles Chargers season | |
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Owner | Dean Spanos |
General manager | Tom Telesco |
Head coach | Brandon Staley |
Home field | SoFi Stadium |
Uniform | |
The 2022 season will be the Los Angeles Chargers' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their seventh in the Greater Los Angeles Area, their third playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their second under head coach Brandon Staley. They will attempt to improve on their 9-8 record from last year, make the playoffs for the first time since 2018, and end their 12-year AFC West title drought.
Roster changes
Free agency
Unrestricted
Position | Player | 2022 team | Date signed | Contract |
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G | Oday Aboushi | |||
TE | Stephen Anderson | Arizona Cardinals | April 4, 2022[1] | 1 year, $1.135 million |
TE | Jared Cook | |||
DE | Christian Covington | Los Angeles Chargers | March 17, 2022[2] | |
QB | Chase Daniel | Los Angeles Chargers | March 15, 2022[3] | 1 year, $2.25 million |
OLB | Kyler Fackrell | Las Vegas Raiders | March 21, 2022[4] | 1 year, $1.2 million |
CB | Chris Harris Jr. | |||
CB | Davontae Harris | |||
K | Dustin Hopkins | Los Angeles Chargers | March 14, 2022[5] | 3 years, $9 million |
RB | Justin Jackson | |||
DE | Justin Jones | Chicago Bears | March 18, 2022[6] | 2 years, $12 million |
NT | Linval Joseph | |||
G | Senio Kelemete | |||
OLB | Uchenna Nwosu | Seattle Seahawks | March 16, 2022[7] | 2 years, $20 million |
LS | Matt Overton | |||
C | Scott Quessenberry | Houston Texans | March 16, 2022[8] | 1 year, $1.2 million |
WR/KR | Andre Roberts | |||
G | Michael Schofield | |||
CB | Ryan Smith | |||
ILB | Kyzir White | Philadelphia Eagles | March 26, 2022[9] | 1 year, $5 million |
WR | Mike Williams | Los Angeles Chargers | March 8, 2022[10][11] | 3 years, $60 million |
Exclusive Rights FA
Position | Player | 2022 team | Date signed | Contract |
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TE | Donald Parham | Los Angeles Chargers | March 15, 2021[12] | 1 year, $895 thousand |
WR | Jalen Guyton | Los Angeles Chargers | March 15, 2021[12] | 1 year, $965 thousand |
T | Storm Norton | Los Angeles Chargers | March 15, 2021[12] | 1 year, $895 thousand |
Exclusive-Rights Free Agent (ERFA): Players with two or fewer accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season |
Futures
Shortly after the end of their 2021 season, the Chargers signed eleven players on their practice squad to reserve/future free agent contracts.[13]
Position | Player | Date signed |
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WR | Michael Bandy | January 11, 2022 |
DE | Andrew Brown | January 11, 2022 |
ILB | Cole Christiansen | January 11, 2022 |
SS | Ben DeLuca | January 11, 2022 |
OLB | Emeke Egbule | January 11, 2022 |
WR | Maurice Ffrench | January 11, 2022 |
G | Ryan Hunter | January 11, 2022 |
TE | Hunter Kampmoyer | January 11, 2022 |
NT | Forrest Merrill | January 11, 2022 |
WR | Jason Moore | January 11, 2022 |
T | Foster Sarell | January 11, 2022 |
WR | Joe Reed | January 18, 2022 |
DE | Jamal Davis | February 2, 2022 |
Signings
Position | Player | Previous team | Date signed | Contract |
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CB | J. C. Jackson | New England Patriots | March 16, 2022[14] | 5 years, $82 million |
DT | Austin Johnson | New York Giants | March 16, 2022[15] | 2 years, $14 million |
DT | Sebastian Joseph-Day | Los Angeles Rams | March 16, 2022[16] | 3 years, $24 million |
LS | Josh Harris | Atlanta Falcons | March 16, 2022[17] | 4 years, $5.6 million |
TE | Gerald Everett | Seattle Seahawks | March 20, 2022[18] | 2 years, $12 million |
P | J.K. Scott | Jacksonville Jaguars | March 21, 2022[19] | 1 year, $965 thousand |
WR/KR | DeAndre Carter | Washington Football Team | April 8, 2022[20] | 1 year, $1.135 million |
LB | Troy Reeder | Los Angeles Rams | April 9, 2022[21] | 1 year |
C | Will Clapp | New Orleans Saints | April 26, 2022 | 1 year |
Releases/waivers
Position | Player | 2022 team | Date released/waived |
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OT | Bryan Bulaga | March 15, 2022[22] |
Player trades
Position | Player | From/To | Date traded | For |
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OLB | Khalil Mack | Chicago Bears | March 16, 2021 | 2022 second-round and 2023 sixth-round picks |
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | Zion Johnson | G | Boston College | |
2 | 48 | Traded to the Chicago Bears[A] | |||
3 | 79 | JT Woods | S | Baylor | |
4 | 123 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | Texas A&M | |
5 | 160 | Otito Ogbonnia | DT | UCLA | |
6 | 195 | Jamaree Salyer | G | Georgia | |
214* | Ja'Sir Taylor | CB | Wake Forest | Compensatory selection[B] | |
7 | 236 | Deane Leonard | CB | Ole Miss | |
254* | Traded to the Chicago Bears[C] | ||||
255* | |||||
260* | Zander Horvath | FB | Purdue | Compensatory selection[B] |
Notes
- ^ The Chargers traded a second-round pick (No. 48) and a 2023 sixth round pick to the Bears in exchange for defensive end Khalil Mack.[23]
- ^ a b Los Angeles received their 214th, 254th, 255th, and 260th picks as compensatory selections for the loss of Tyrod Taylor, Denzel Perryman, Dan Feeney, and Sam Tevi respectively to the free agency market.
- ^ The Chargers traded two seventh-round picks (No. 254, No. 255) to the Bears in exchange for the 2023 sixth round pick they included in the Khalil Mack trade.
Undrafted free agents
The Chargers signed 14 undrafted free agents following the draft.[24]
Player | Position | College | Notes |
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Trevon Bradford | WR | Oregon State | |
Leddie Brown | RB | West Virginia | |
Erik Krommenhoek | TE | Southern California | |
Raheem Layne | S | Indiana | |
Tyreek Maddox-Williams | LB | Rutgers | |
Kevin Marks Jr. | RB | Buffalo | |
James McCourt | K | Illinois | |
Brandon Peters | QB | Illinois | |
Brandon Sebastian | CB | Boston College | |
Ty Shelby | OLB | Louisiana-Monroe | |
Stone Smartt | TE | Old Dominion | |
Skyler Thomas | S | Liberty | |
Andrew Trainer | T | William & Mary | |
Isaac Weaver | C | Old Dominion |
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Chargers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2022 opponents
On April 28, during the first round of the 2022 Draft, the NFL announced that the Chargers will play at the Kansas City Chiefs during Week 2 on September 15, in the first game of Amazon Prime's new Thursday Night Football package.[25]
The remainder of the Chargers' 2022 schedule will be announced on May 12. Listed below are the Chargers' opponents for 2022:[26]
Category | Home | Away |
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Division opponents (AFC West) |
Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs (away meeting September 15) Las Vegas Raiders | |
Conference opponents (AFC South) |
Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans |
Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts |
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement) |
Miami Dolphins | Cleveland Browns |
Interconference opponents (NFC West) |
Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks |
Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers |
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement) |
— | Atlanta Falcons |
References
- ^ "Cardinals sign Stephen Anderson". profootballtalk.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Chargers keep Christian Covington". profootballtalk.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Report: Chase Daniel re-signing with Chargers". profootballtalk.com. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Kyler Fackrell signs with Raiders". profootballtalk.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Chargers extend Dustin Hopkins on three-year deal". profootballtalk.com. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Bears signing defensive lineman Justin Jones". profootballtalk.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Seahawks set to sign Uchenna Nwosu". profootballtalk.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Source: Texans sign former Chargers offensive lineman Scott Quessenberry". houstonchronicle.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Eagles add Kyzir White on a one-year deal". profootballtalk.com. March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Mike Williams to Multi-Year Extension". chargers.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Mike Williams, Chargers agree on extension". profootballtalk.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Chargers tender Jalen Guyton, Storm Norton, Donald Parham". profootballtalk.com. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 11 Players to Contracts". chargers.com. January 11, 2022.
- ^ "J.C. Jackson to sign with Chargers". profootballtalk.com. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Defensive Tackle Austin Johnson Agrees to Terms with Chargers". si.com. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Joseph-Day is expected to sign with Chargers". profootballtalk.com. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Chargers set to sign Josh Harris as their new long snapper". profootballtalk.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Gerald Everett signing two-year deal with Chargers". profootballtalk.com. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Chargers sign JK Scott". profootballtalk.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "DeAndre Carter agrees to deal with Chargers". profootballtalk.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Report: Chargers Sign LB Troy Reeder". si.com. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Chargers cut Bryan Bulaga". profootballtalk.com. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (March 17, 2022). "Roster Move: Bears trade Khalil Mack to Chargers". chicagobears.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". chargers.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Bumbeca, Chris (April 28, 2022). "Chiefs, Chargers to kick off Amazon Prime's 'Thursday Night Football' on Sept. 15". USA Today. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "2022 NFL Schedule powered by AWS to be released on Thursday, May 12". NFL. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.