Robert Nkemdiche To Visit Chargers
Nkemdiche had dinner with the Cowboys last night and will officially visit the team’s facility prior to the draft, but Dallas is just one of 14 teams he’s scheduled to visit, according to Pauline. The Niners, Chargers, Raiders, Buccaneers, and Bears are also on the docket for Nkemdiche.
Chris Hairston Contract Details
- Chris Hairston, OL (Chargers): Two years, $2.9MM. $550K signing bonus (Twitter link).
Lene Maiava To Visit Chargers
- Arizona safety William Parks will visit the Seahawks and Browns after showing well in his workout, Tony Pauline of Draftinsider.net reports. Wildcats offensive lineman Lene Maiava has visits scheduled with the Chargers and Seahawks, Pauline reports.
Chargers Met With TE Matt Weiser
- The Chargers met with former Buffalo tight end Matt Weiser this week, according to Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego (on Twitter). The 6’4″, 245-pound athlete had the second most catches (63) of any tight end in the country last year. However, Weiser did not make the cut in Walter Football’s top 15 list of tight ends for the 2016 draft.
Chargers Looking At Blake Frohnapfel, Su'a Cravens
- USC linebacker/safety Su’a Cravens will visit/work out for the Falcons, Panthers, Colts, Bills, Patriots, Saints, and Chargers, according to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post (on Twitter).
- UMass QB Blake Frohnapfel spent time with the Lions and Chargers on Thursday, according to Pauline.
Chargers’ Jahleel Addae Signs Tender
MARCH 24: Addae has officially signed his tender, as Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego tweets. Addae is slated to start at safety opposite of Dwight Lowery in 2016.
MARCH 9: The Chargers have applied the second-round tender to safety Jahleel Addae, Tom Pelissero of USA Today Sports tweets. The tender would pay Addae $2.553MM in 2016.
Addae went from an undrafted free agent to a starter with the Chargers. Safeties are always in high demand, so the Bolts took an extra step to insure that they would not lose the 26-year-old. In 13 games last season (12 starts), Addae totaled 64 tackles, 1 sack, 4 pass deflections, and 1 fumble recovery.
Chargers To Host Two Prospects
- Mississippi State tight end Darrion Hutcherson will visit the Chargers, per Wilson. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Hutcherson played in 26 games for the Bulldogs, logging just six starts.
- The Chargers are also set to meet with former Buffalo tackle John Kling, Wilson tweets. The 6-foot-7, 315-pound Bulls lineman played right and left tackle in his five years at the university.
Chargers Talking To Teams About No. 3 Pick
- Chargers GM Tom Telesco confirmed on Tuesday that multiple teams have approached San Diego about acquiring the No. 3 overall pick. Telesco isn’t sure if anything will come of those discussions, but says he’s all ears, as Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune details. “They usually ask if I’m interested, and I say, ‘Yes,'” Telesco said. “I’ve had multiple teams ask. That’s where it starts. … It’s certainly an option. We’ll just follow it through and see where it goes.”
Chargers May Consider Free Agent Centers
Chargers general manager Tom Telesco says that he views Chris Watt as the team’s starting center, but he will not rule out making a move to improve at the position, ESPN.com’s Eric D. Williams writes. Although Telesco didn’t mention them by name, it sounds possible that the Bolts could consider free agent centers Stefen Wisniewski or Manny Ramirez. As of this writing, the Chargers have less than $14MM in cap space for 2016, per ESPN and OverTheCap.com.
Clemson CB Mackensie Alexander Met With Chargers
- Clemson cornerback Mackensie Alexander has already met with the Jets, Titans, Saints, Colts, Steelers, Lions, and Chargers, according to Rand Getlin of NFL.com (on Twitter).