The Chargers can’t get anything right this season.
After sending linebacker Daiyan Henley to Denver in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick, the trade was nixed. The Broncos found an issue with one of Henley’s knees, according to ESPN, and sought a different version of the trade with the Chargers.
The revised trade gave Los Angeles the option of either a fourth-rounder and a seventh-rounder for Henley or a fourth-rounder and another pick flip.
The AFC West rivals did not agree to terms and the deal fell through. The unprocessed trade will be labeled as a “failed physical.”
“We have great respect for Daiyan as a player and person, and we wish him all the best moving forward,” the Broncos said in a statement.
Henley has been productive in eight games this season, leading the Chargers with 51 tackles while adding an interception, a forced fumble, two pass breakups and a half-sack.
The 2023 third-round pick is in the final season of his rookie contract and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in 2027. His injury history includes hamstring, calf and knee issues.
The Chargers, who have an 0-8 record, opted to keep all of its stars despite the losing season. Henley was the only player traded ahead of the Nov. 10 trade deadline, and evidently that trade didn’t go through.
Thus, the Chargers are sticking with the exact same roster entering Week 10 and the team hasn’t found any answers to their ongoing struggles.
