The Los Angeles Chargers’ biggest offseason need was bolstering the offensive line.
Interior depth, specifically, was an issue for the Chargers throughout the 2025 season, but the team had roughly $99 million in cap space to find protection for quarterback Justin Herbert.
Less than a month from the NFL regular season, the Chargers’ offensive line is already ailing with the loss of center Tyler Biadasz, who is out indefinitely after suffering damage to his ACL as well as other injuries to his left knee.
Former defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko, who spent all three seasons of his NFL career with the Chargers, put the team on blast in a social media rant.
“100 million in cap space. You just absolutely wanna be cheap for the position group that matters the most. So many quality free agents were available to build depth. I don’t feel sorry for this team,” Fehoko wrote in a post on X regarding the Biadasz injury news.
“Funniest thing about Jake Slaughter starting now, is they drafted him to play guard and by fate he’s back to Center. Now it’s back to the main issue, no interior depth,” Fehoko added in a separate X post.
General manager Joe Hortiz’s front office philosophy is building an NFL team through the draft, rather than making big splashes in free agency. The Chargers’ biggest deal of the offseason was Biadasz’s three-year, $30 million contract.
Rather than adding more proven talent via free agency to prepare for the unknown of injuries, the Chargers are left relying on Slaughter, a rookie. While he was a stellar center at Florida, there’s no guarantee he will pick up right where he left off in the NFL.
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The Chargers are also monitoring left tackle Rashawn Slater, who is dealing with a flare-up in his surgically repaired knee. Slater and Joe Alt missed significant time last season, resulting in Herbert facing the highest pressure rate in the league.
LA didn’t want that to happen again and had the cap space to do something about it.
But things already seem uncertain for the Chargers as Biadasz’s injury once again exposes the offensive line.
