For the first time in his career, Joey Bosa will be a free agent. The 29 -year -old was Launched on Wednesday night In a cost reduction movement that will release $ 25.3 million in salary space for Los Angeles Chargers.
Bosa was the third general selection in the 2016 NFL Draft and had spent his entire career with the chargers before being released. During his nine seasons with the team, Bosa organized an impressive career that saw him vote for five Pro Bowls. Now that he has been cut, the defensive rookie of 2016 will finally have the opportunity to prove free agency, which means that he can choose the next team for which he plays.
Although Bosa has been fighting the injuries in recent years, 23 games have been lost since the beginning of the 2022 season, he played in 14 games during a 2024 season where he recorded five catches. If Bosa can be healthy, it can be productive for a new equipment.
So where could I end? Let’s look at eight possible landing points.
This is the most obvious, and that is mainly because he would combine it with his brother, Nick Bosa. The two brothers have never played together in the NFL (or the university) and this could be their only shot. In June 2024, Joey Bosa was asked in reality if he would like to eventually join his brother and seemed very open to the idea. “It would be great at some point,” he said, through ESPN.
The mother of the two Bosa brothers, Cheryl, would also love to see her children play together, and was pressing that idea as recently as last month.
The fact that Joey Bosa would like to play with his brother and the fact that Mom wants to happen is mainly notable because she could create a situation in which she is willing to sign with the 49ers to get a discount. Bosa’s advantage is that 49ers have enough depth in defense so that he can be a strong rotation player and if he is a rotational player, that could reduce his risk of injuries.
Nick and Joey have only played a season together and that came to St. Thomas Aquinas High in 2012 when Joey was Senior and Nick was a first -year student. Thirteen years later, the two brothers could meet.
The lions really do not have any strong corruptors outside Aidan Hutchinson and that became a problem after Hutchinson fell with An injury that ends the season in October. To give him an idea of how bad things were for the lions: Hutchinson led the team in captures last season even though he only played in five games. Hutchinson finished with 7.5 captures, while no other player on the team ended with more than four. With Marcus Davenport ready to get to free agency, Lions could use some pass help, and at the right price, Bosa would make sense for Detroit.
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We are not even a full week in March and the Bears have already made some large movements. Not only them make an exchange For the interior offensive line Jonah Jackson on Tuesday, but also He achieved a deal When acquiring the three times professional Bowler Joe Thuney of the Kansas City bosses on Wednesday. If the Bears have demonstrated one thing since he hired Ben Johnson, they are going to do everything possible to turn this team into a playoff contender as quickly as possible. One way to do it would be to add bosa. The Bears already have Montez Suding, and if they matched him with someone like Bosa, that would give Chicago a formidable duo of passes.
The Bengals have given Trey Hendrickson permission to find an exchangeAnd if they end up dealing with him, they are likely to be in the market for a passes corridor. If that happens, calling Bosa would definitely make sense. It is possible that Bosa cannot completely replace Hendrickson production, but compensation is that it would surely reach a much cheaper price, so the Bengals could sign Bosa and still have a lot of money to sign some more defensive players in free agency.
Each NFC South team
That’s right, each NFC South team should be on the Bosa market. Here is a quick reason why:
- Santos: The Saints have just hired a new defensive coordinator at Brandon Staley, who turns out to have been the chief coach of Bosa with the Chargers for three seasons. Not only is there a certain familiarity there, but the Saints will probably be on the market to obtain some passes with Chase Young and Payton Turner, both will arrive at free agency.
- Panthers: Carolina had the worst defense at the NFL last season. The Panthers gave up the largest amount of yards per game, yielded the largest number of points per game and had only 32 captures, which was tied for the third smallest amount of the NFL. Panthers need all the help they can get in defense and Bosa could probably provide some of that help.
- Falcones: This is a team that definitely needs to add some help. They had only 31 captures last season, which was the second minor of the NFL. Matthew Judon had 5.5 of those catches, but he might not return to Atlanta, since he is ready to be a free agent. Falcons really do not have any salary space, which could be the greatest obstacle when it comes to signing Bosa.
- Buccaneers: The burs actually had a solid race in 2024, but none of that really came from their edges. The Buccaneers totaled 46 captures last season, but most of that came from their defensive linens with Calijah Kancey (7.5) and Vita Vea (7 catches) leading the loop in bags in 2024. Adding a pass pass as Bosa could make life easier for those two. Whether they sign or not, the BURs must do everything possible to strengthen their defense after a 2024 season where they delivered the third yards for game (399.5) in the NFL and the third more point (29.5).
Although free agency begins on March 12, Bosa does not have to wait until then to sign with a team. Since he was released, he will be free to sign with anyone as soon as March 6.
