Tyler Biadasz’s first training camp with the Los Angeles Chargers has already hit a harsh setback.
The former Wisconsin standout suffered a significant ACL injury during a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers and is out indefinitely, according to the team. Head coach Jim Harbaugh said Thursday that “it doesn’t look promising” for the center. Biadasz also has damage to his MCL and is seeking additional opinions before the next steps in his recovery are determined.
There was at least a sliver of hope on Thursday morning, when ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Biadasz could still return this season.
The injury lands at a bad time for a player the Chargers brought in to stabilize the middle of their line. Biadasz signed a three-year, $30 million deal with Los Angeles this offseason after spending two seasons with the Washington Commanders. He was expected to be a major piece of a Chargers offensive front that was hammered by injuries last year.
For Biadasz, a native of Amherst, Wisconsin, the news is another difficult turn in a career that has already featured plenty of high-level football. At Wisconsin, he developed into one of the program’s top offensive linemen of the last decade. As a redshirt freshman, he started 14 games at center and earned Freshman All-American and All-Big Ten Third Team recognition.
He kept climbing from there. As a redshirt sophomore, he made All-Big Ten First Team, then returned for his redshirt junior season in 2019 and delivered his best year yet. That season brought another All-Big Ten First Team nod, the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center, and the distinction of becoming the first Wisconsin offensive lineman to win the award.
Biadasz was also a unanimous All-American in 2019. Even so, he slid to the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft because of his center-only profile and the AC joint surgery he underwent before the draft. The Dallas Cowboys selected him with the No. 146 overall pick, and he spent four seasons there before joining Washington in free agency in 2024.
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