The Los Angeles Chargers today signed CB Dicaprio Bootle and CB Shaun Wade to the Active Roster from the practice squad. In a corresponding move, Los Angeles placed DB Deane Leonard on Reserve/Injured. The Bolts also activated C Sam Mustipher and WR Jalen Reagor for Monday’s game.
Since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2021, Bootle has spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers. He has started two-of-16 career games played with the Chiefs and Chargers, posting 19 tackles (16 solo), a pair of pass breakups and six special teams tackles. Bootle saw the most action of his career last season with the Panthers when he appeared in eight games and made two starts, contributing 11 tackles (all solo) and two pass breakups to the Carolina defense.
Bootle played four seasons (2017-20) at Nebraska, seeing action in 44 games. He posted 110 tackles (70 solo), an interception and a pair of forced fumbles for the Cornhuskers, starting the final 32 contests of his career. A team captain his final season in Lincoln, Neb., Bootle was named third-team All-Big Ten in 2018 and was the team’s defensive back of the year in 2018 and 2019.
Wade came into the NFL as a fifth-round pick (160th overall) by New England in 2021, appearing in 20 contests for the Patriots over the last three seasons. He saw the most action of his career last year, starting six-of-14 games played, recording 23 tackles (21 solo), a pass breakup and two tackles for loss. Wade played college football at Ohio State, serving as a team captain and earning consensus All-America honors in 2020. That year, he became the program’s first player ever recognized as the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year. Wade was a two-time All-Big Ten recipient, including as a first-team selection in 2020. Over his three seasons (2018-20) with the Buckeyes, Wade appeared in 35 games and recorded 91 tackles (67 solo), two sacks, six interceptions, 19 passes defensed and a…
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