Los Angeles Chargers center Corey Linsley agrees to a restructured contract to help out the team's cap situation
Los Angeles Chargers star center Corey Linsley hinted to retirement after this past season concluded. He told reporters that he was “99 percent” sure he was going to retire this offseason. That has not happened quite yet. Now, he just made another decision that points to the end of his time with the Chargers. According […]
Los Angeles Chargers star center Corey Linsley hinted to retirement after this past season concluded. He told reporters that he was “99 percent” sure he was going to retire this offseason. That has not happened quite yet.
Now, he just made another decision that points to the end of his time with the Chargers.
According to ESPN's Field Yates, Linsley agreed to a restructured contract. The move creates a little over $10 million in cap space for the Chargers right now.
The restructure lowered his base salary for the upcoming season to the base minimum. This is a common move for players that plan on retiring.
Retirements are treated like cuts in terms of how they affect the salary cap. The Chargers can wait until June 1st to process his retirement. Then, they can spread his money out in order to fill out their roster.
Linsley's willingness to work on his deal gives the Chargers more flexibility in an important offseason for the franchise.
Linsley missed a bulk of the 2023-2024 season due to a heart issue. He signed a five-year deal with LA in 2021. Linsley has been one of the top centers in the NFL over the past 4-5 seasons. He was a first-team All-Pro in 2020 and a second-team All-Pro in 2021.
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