Joey Bosa signs with San Diego Chargers
I was surprised how long it took. Many fans were not even aware exactly what the dispute between Bosa and the San Diego Chargers was. We just wanted what’s fair and what people in my position have gotten through the last five, six years. “If you look at the way they’ve handled business, why is it the San Diego Chargers out of all the teams have this issue?” “I do not think we did a whole lot of things”.
The Chargers open up their 2016 season on September 11 against division rival Kansas City. Bosa, number three overall in the past National Football League draft is the last rookie to sign.
Bosa is at Chargers Park and will practice on Tuesday, but a team official told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Ohio State product will not play in San Diego’s final preseason game on Thursday against the San Francisco 49ers.
“I prefer to keep the details quiet, but I would like to thank Todd France for his professionalism and his help in getting this deal done”, Spanos said.
“I’m obviously a step behind the other guys, being this late into the game”, he said. They obviously have a plan ready for me.
“No, I’m sure he’s pretty busy”, Siemian said.
It also included a unusual press release from the team essentially slamming Bosa for not accepting their most recent deal, and Bosa’s mother sharing at least one negative story on the fiasco on Twitter.
Joey Bosa was supposed to be a key contributor when the San Diego Chargers broke away from their base 3-4 defense. If both sides did not agree when the season started, Bosa would have lost some money while the Chargers was at risk of losing him in the next rookie draft. “She made a dumb decision on social media”, he said. She honestly had no idea it was public; she thought she was sending it to someone else. It basically laid out the structure of how much each draft pick can earn on this first deal. He held out for 41 days as a rookie. Gates went through a similar situation in 2005, when he ended his holdout and signed a one-year contract for $380,000. News stories displayed here appear in our category for Sports and are licensed via a specific agreement between LongIsland.com and The Associated Press, the world’s oldest and largest news organization.
The tight-fisted Spanos family have seen players like Vincent Jackson, Darren Sproles, Rodney Harrison, Drew Brees and most recently Eric Weddle walk away in free agency for almost nothing in return, instead of writing a slightly larger check to keep well-drafted talent around.