Chargers Preparing As If Theyโ€™ll Be Without Rookie DE Joey Bosa For Week 1

According to Eric D. Williams of ESPN, the Chargers are preparing as if they wonโ€™t have first-round DE Joey Bosa available for Week 1.

The sides remain locked in a contract stalemate over the inclusions of offset language in his rookie contract and the distribution of signing bonus payments.

Chargers HC Mike McCoy said theyโ€™ll play anyone whoโ€™s available to them, no matter the circumstance when asked if Bosaโ€™s holdout could force him to need a smaller playbook.

โ€œWeโ€™re going to play everybody,โ€ McCoy said. โ€œIf you have a uniform, youโ€™re going to play. And thatโ€™s what the good teams do up front. Theyโ€™re going to rotate everyone and keep everybody fresh.โ€

Last week, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported that Chargers and Bosa have been in talks, which was viewed as a โ€œmeasure of progressโ€ after they had gone a few weeks without even speaking to one another.

However, there hasnโ€™t been a lot of buzz about a potential agreement since then.

The deadline for the Chargers to trade Bosa came and went a few weeks ago without San Diego even considering the idea.

Bosa, 20, was taken with the No. 3 overall pick by the Chargers. It was a bit of a surprise to see them grab Bosa, considering the amount of buzz that they were going to take either take Ronnie Stanley or DeForest Buckner.

According to OverTheCap.com, Bosa will sign a four-year contract worth $25,873,672 to go along with a signing bonus of $17,017,216 once theyโ€™ve reached an agreement on the contract specifics. The contract will include a fifth-year option for the team to consider in 2019.

During his three-year career at Ohio State, Bosa recorded 148 tackles, 51 tackles for a loss, 26 sacks, five forced fumbles, an interception, two fumble recoveries, and six pass defenses.

Weโ€™ll have more regarding the situation between the Chargers and Bosa as the news is available.

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