The Chargers currently have about $16.5 million in cap space left for 2022.
While Tom Telesco historically uses roughly $7 million of that on in-season acquisitions, that still leaves close to $9.5 million that should be rolled over onto the 2023 cap.
It’s an important number to watch with a few critical contributors set to hit free agency. With that being said, here’s an early look at the offensive players Los Angeles will need to decide on next offseason.
Likely to be Retained
Chase Daniel, QB (UFA)
Jalen Guyton, WR (RFA)
Donald Parham, TE (RFA)
Given Justin Herbert’s glowing comments about Daniel during OTAs last week, it certainly seems as though the veteran will be welcome to stay in LA as long as he wants to keep suiting up – and possibly longer if he wants to get into coaching afterward. The only way I see Daniel departing next offseason is if he retires or if an even cheaper veteran presence with the same mind for the game comes available. Even then, the relationship Daniel and Herbert have built should keep him on the roster.
Guyton will be given a shot to prove that the lack of deep threat production a season ago was due to problems on the offensive line and not a lack of talent on his part. The fact that the Chargers declined to add to the WR room in the draft also suggests their confidence in Guyton’s abilities. Expect him to be WR4 or 5 this season, with a few big plays when he and Herbert connect on a bomb. As long as he’s not wholly unplayable this season, LA will probably extend him his RFA tender.
Parham should continue to have a sizable role in Joe Lombardi’s offense in 2022, after a mini-breakout campaign in 2021 that was cut short due to a scary concussion late in the season. He may yield a few targets to veteran Gerald Everett, but it shouldn’t be any more than he gave up to Jared Cook a season ago. If Parham’s developmental trajectory continues on this course, his RFA tender could be a tremendous bargain for a Chargers…
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