Chargers Acquire Explosive Playmaker For Justin Herbert
The Los Angeles Chargers have had a dramatic offseason which saw their top two wide receivers Keenan Allen, who was shipped off to the Chicago Bears, and Mike Williams, who was released and signed with the New York Jets, depart their team leaving a lackluster receiving corps.
Although the team drafted wide receiver Ladd McConkey from Georgia in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, there is still a concern about how the new-look offense will perform in a tough AFC West. The team alleviated a portion of those concerns in their post-draft free agency pursuit and signed some insurance in former Jaguars, Lions, and Panthers wide receiver D.J. Chark with a 1-year deal worth up to $5 million.
Chargers Wide Receiver Room Is Headlined By:
Joshua Palmer (2021 3rd round pick, 38 receptions, 581 yards in 2023)
Quentin Johnson (2023 1st round pick, 38 receptions 431 yards in 2023, three drops including one game-winning touchdown)
Ladd McConkey (2024 2nd round pick, 478 yards in nine games at Georgia in 2023)
D.J. Chark (2018 2nd round pick, 525 yards in fifteen games at Carolina in 2023)
Brenden Rice (2024 7th round pick, son of Hall Of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice)
D.J. Chark brings a lot of experience to a young Chargers receiving room. The 27-year-old broke out in his sophomore season with the Jaguars in 2019 after catching 73 balls for 1,008 yards and eight touchdown receptions. But after missing 16 games two years afterward, he was not resigned and found his way to Detroit on a one-year deal.
The former LSU product has topped 500 yards in four out of his six seasons in the NFL. Now the Chargers will add the former Lion on a one-year deal worth five million dollars. Can D.J. Chark revive his career in Los Angeles by getting passes thrown to him by Justin Herbert, arguably the best quarterback ever to throw him a football?
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