The Chargers keep circling the NFL trade deadline like a team that knows exactly what it should be doing - and still hasn’t said the quiet part out loud. They look like sellers. They just haven’t fully admitted it yet.
That matters because the path here isn’t only about unloading veterans. Los Angeles could also use the deadline to make a move that fits a longer-term reset, not a quick fix. The roster has holes, especially up front, and the front office may have a chance to turn one team’s discomfort into its own gain.
Philadelphia is the obvious place to start looking.
The Eagles have crashed hard against preseason expectations, sitting at 2-5 with Jalen Hurts out because of an injury. That slide has put several names into the trade conversation, including offensive lineman Landon Dickerson, who ESPN’s Matt Bowen and Jeremy Fowler listed as the No. 12 trade candidate in the NFL. Their read on the situation was blunt, noting that “something feels off” between the team and player.
Bowen and Fowler also wrote, “He recently took what appeared to be a passive-aggressive shot at the front office over his long-term outlook with the franchise. The Eagles are in a position to recoup draft capital for the future and are going younger on the offensive line.”
That opens the door for a team like the Chargers, who should have strong interest in a 28-year-old guard with several years left on his current deal. Dickerson isn’t a flawless fit, but Los Angeles is not exactly overflowing with reliable answers at starting offensive line spots.
In fact, the Chargers are staring at another offseason in which they may need to patch together two or three interior offensive line positions again. They did sign Tyler Biadasz and used four of their eight draft picks last year on the unit, but the results still leave them searching.
There is talent there in development, but not enough certainty. And with the team limping toward an offseason where the futures of the entire coaching staff, Mike McDaniel and Jim Harbaugh, are very much up in the air, stability becomes the priority. Another coordinator change for Justin Herbert would only deepen the uncertainty.
The Chargers need veterans who can line up, stay available and keep the operation from wobbling. Even Biadasz isn’t a sure thing to be fully back from his injury, which only makes the need more urgent.
Second-round pick Jake Slaughter may be part of the answer, but he needs help around him. The Chargers should be looking for proven pieces that let him settle into one spot and develop instead of being asked to carry the load too soon.
So if Philadelphia is serious about recouping draft capital and reshaping its line, Los Angeles should be in the mix. A trade for Dickerson would not solve everything. But for a franchise that keeps putting Herbert behind too much instability, it would at least move in the right direction.
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