The Los Angeles Chargers faced a glaring issue this offseason: reinforcing their offensive line.
Throughout the 2025 season, the Chargers struggled with a lack of interior depth on the line. However, with about $99 million in cap space, there was hope that they’d secure better protection for their star quarterback, Justin Herbert.
As the start of the NFL regular season approaches, a major setback has hit the Chargers’ offensive line. Center Tyler Biadasz has been sidelined indefinitely due to a severe ACL injury, along with additional damages to his left knee.
Breiden Fehoko, a former defensive tackle who spent his entire three-year NFL career with the Chargers, didn’t hold back his criticism of the team’s management, expressing his frustration online.
In a bold statement on X following the Biadasz injury, Fehoko wrote, “100 million in cap space, yet they choose to skimp on the most crucial position group. Plenty of quality free agents were out there to bolster our depth. I have no sympathy for this team.”
“Funniest thing about Jake Slaughter starting now, is they drafted him to play guard and by fate he’s back to Center. Now it’s back to the main issue, no interior depth,” Fehoko added in a separate X post.
General manager Joe Hortiz’s front office philosophy is building an NFL team through the draft, rather than making big splashes in free agency. The Chargers’ biggest deal of the offseason was Biadasz’s three-year, $30 million contract.
Rather than adding more proven talent via free agency to prepare for the unknown of injuries, the Chargers are left relying on Slaughter, a rookie. While he was a stellar center at Florida, there’s no guarantee he will pick up right where he left off in the NFL.
The Chargers are also monitoring left tackle Rashawn Slater, who is dealing with a flare-up in his surgically repaired knee. Slater and Joe Alt missed significant time last season, resulting in Herbert facing the highest pressure rate in the league.
LA didn’t want that to happen again and had the cap space to do something about it.
But things already seem uncertain for the Chargers as Biadasz’s injury once again exposes the offensive line.