GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 01: Defensive lineman Joey Bosa #97 of the Ohio State Buckeyes walks off the field after being ejected for targeting during the first quarter of the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 1, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish 44-28. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Things are looking down for Joey Bosa and the San Diego Chargers.
Not only does there seem to be no end in sight for the team’s contract standoff with Bosa, but the two sides may actually be moving further away from each other as the regular season approaches.
The 2016 first-round pick (No. 3 overall) and his representation declined a proposal that the Chargers judged to be their best. Thus, the team pulled its offer off the table entirely, as first reported by y Michael Gehlken of The San Diego Union-Tribune on Wednesday, citing a source.
The Chargers almost immediately released a statement outlining the “fair and structurally consistent” offers it made in the negotiation process.
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The most recent offer, according to the statement, included the following:
San Diego also stated it intends to revise its offer, citing the fact that the missed training camp time will impact Bosa’s ability to play a full rookie season:
“The offer that we extended was for Joey to contribute during all 16 games and beyond. Joey’s ability to contribute for an entire rookie season has now been jeopardized by the valuable time he has missed with his coaches and his teammates. Since Joey will not report at this time, his ability to produce not just early in the season, but throughout the entire season, has been negatively impacted.
As a result, we will restructure our offer since Joey will be unable to contribute for the full 16 game season without the adequate time on the practice field, in the classroom, and in preseason games”
Bosa, 21, played as a defensive end at Ohio State University.
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