What follows for Joey Bosa and his legacy with the chargers?

Los Angeles – For two seasons, the external supporter Joey Bosa often spoke as if he knew that his time with the chargers could be coming to an end.

He appeared in that way at the end of the 2023 season when Bosa played in nine games, after dealing with foot injuries, sticks and feet fingers, and had a cover of more than $ 30 million. He even told Rookie’s then teammate, Tuli Tuipulotu, at the end of that season that they could have played their last game together.

But in a surprise for some, Bosa returned in 2024. He agreed to take a salary cut to keep the chargers, saying that he wanted to be a “charger for life” and finish what began nine years ago in San Diego.

“I want to win. I want to be in this team. I want another chance with the boys in this room, especially Khalil [Mack]”Bosa said last June.” And winning soccer games is more important for me at this time than to earn extra money. So I think we have a great opportunity here, and who knows, maybe I will have a great year this year, and then things can change in the future. “

But 2024 was another year married to Bosa injuries. Technically he played in 14 games, the maximum since 2021, but it was often limited. The year began as the dominant version of himself, ending with seven cups, a forced loose ball, a sack and four pressures of quartback in the victory of Los Angeles week 1 over the Raiders.

“He is that player,” said coach Jim Harbaugh after the game. “I saw it in production, in the tacle, in the hustle. It was great against the race and inbullible in the pass; a great game.”

From there, Bosa played 16 snapshots in the next two games due to a buttock tension that affected his sciatic nerve and caused what he said was “some of the worst pain that I have treated.”

Bosa did not play until week 8 against the Saints of New Orleans. Against the Saints, he played 18 snapshots and was limited for much of the rest of the season.

He played more than 40 snapshots five times in 2024, including postseason. Bosa played 49.6% of the defensive snapshots of the regular season of the chargers last season, the lowest of his career. He had five captures in 14 games compared to 6.5 captures in nine games in 2023.

“I feel that I have been disappointed to my team losing these games,” said Bosa, 29, last season. “Low to all, disappointing the coaches. Say the organization. Let me go down and stinks how these years have gone.”

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The numbers behind the possession of Chargers by Joey Bosa

With the chargers releasing Joey Bosa, see some of the statistics and key figures of his time with the team.

Although Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz express public affection for Bosa, his release, which arrived on Wednesday, always seemed inevitable. The limit of $ 36.5 million bosa for 2025 was unjustifiable, considering its recent struggles to remain in the field.

Bosa’s talent has never been questioned, and his last game as a charger was the perfect reflection of that. Bosa had six team pressures and a sack in the defeat of the Chargers playoffs against the Houston Texans. Even so, without guaranteed money and one of the largest capitalization successes in the NFL, the launch was anticipated and saved the chargers $ 25.36 million, which gives them $ 90.6 million in capitalization space ahead of the free agency.

With missing bosa, the third year external supporter Tuipulotu will probably see a greater role. Tuipulotu led the Chargers with 8.5 captures in 2024.

As for the future of Bosa, you can fill the void for any equipment that needs a passes corridor. When he is healthy, he is still shocking, but being healthy has been his most significant obstacle in recent years.

Last June, Bosa said he had conversations about playing with his brother, Nick, the external supporter of San Francisco 49ers, although he characterized those conversations for not being serious.

“It would be great at some point,” said Joey Bosa. “I always thought about myself as someone who will play here and retire here, which I think not many people do in a team and I think it would be something great to achieve, but you never know. I’m going to worry about this year first.”

Bosa was selected by the chargers with the number 3 team in the 2016 Draft. His Chargers legacy includes 72 career catches, classifying it secondly in the history of the franchise only behind Leslie O’Neal (105.5).

Bosa was appointed defensive rookie of the year in 2016 after publishing 10.5 captures and 17 cups for loss. It quickly emerged as one of the best edge corridors of the league, making four Pro Bowls in its first six seasons. He established an NFL record with 19 captures in his first 20 games. He comes out as the longest and tine chargers player.

Now the question is where your next tenure will begin.