Chargers Fortunate Antiquated, Stubborn Practices Didn’t Sink Joey Bosa Deal

August 29, 2016   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

The San Diego Chargers could have stood firm on principle. They could have remained stubborn in their contract dispute with rookie No. 3 overall pick Joey Bosa, knowing full well that Bosa would eventually have to cave and report to the team or risk losing a year's salary, as well as his entire rookie contract.
As had been widely reported and even publicized by the two parties in dispute, Bosa either wanted his entire signing bonus up front or a contract that omitted offset language. The problem was that the Chargers had never made either concession with a rookie and didn't plan on doing so now.
The result? The potential future of the franchise missed the entirety of his first training camp and at least three key preseason games because San Diego refused to concede something every other team with a top-three pick has conceded since the new collective bargaining agreement was adopted in 2011.
But the Chargers hadn't had a top-three pick in that time frame. In fact, until ...

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