Recently cut free agents that the Chargers should target
By Jason Reed
The Los Angeles Chargers have been relatively quiet during the NFL Frenzy that initiated the start of the 2018 off-season. That, however, could change.
The NFL free agency frenzy has begun and the entire league is shaken up. The AFC West alone is one of the freshest divisions in football. Kansas City and Denver have a new quarterback, both lost cornerbacks to the Los Angeles Rams and the Oakland Raiders have the most sought-after head coach of the last ten years, John Gruden.
Every team is entering the off-season with an entirely different look from the end of last season. That is except for the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Los Angeles Chargers have not done anything to add to the frenzy thus far. Right now, the primary goal of the Chargers seems to be to re-sign safety Tre Boston and perhaps work out a deal with Antonio Gates. Other than that, the Chargers do not look too desperate to make a move happen prior to the 2018 NFL Draft.
However, as the landscape of the NFL changes so will the Chargers’ needs. What they need today may not be what they need tomorrow. Someone they thought they had locked up, like Boston, may take off and play somewhere else.
Every day there is a growing list of stars that are cut from their respective teams, waiting for a new team to scoop them up and bring them into the fold.
Here are three released players that the Chargers should pursue.