The Chargers announced that they have elected to not exercise DT Corey Liuget‘s contract option, making him a free agent.
Chargers won’t exercise contract option for Corey Liuget.
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— Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) February 14, 2019
Chargers GM Tom Telesco said in a statement that the “door is certainly not closed” on Liuget possibly returning.
“Corey’s made major contributions to this organization since being our first-round selection in 2011 both on and off the field,” said Telesco. “He was our Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee in 2018 for a reason and you won’t find a player who made a bigger contribution in the community than Corey. While we did not exercise the 2019 option in Corey’s contract and he will now become a free agent on March 13, the door is certainly not closed for a possible return in the future.”
Liuget missed the first four games of the 2018 season, due to a suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drugs policy. He landed on the injured reserve after sustained a right knee injury during Week 11.
Liuget, 28, is a former first-round pick of the Chargers back in 2011. He just finished the fourth year of his six-year, $58.219 million contract that included $30.477 million guaranteed and set to make base salaries of $8 million and $7.5 million over the next two years of the agreement.
According to OverTheCap.com, the Chargers will create $8 million in cap space by releasing Liuget while making $1.5 million in dead money.
In 2018, Liuget appeared in five games for the Chargers and recorded 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble for the Chargers.
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