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Chargers State Joey Bosa Rejected ‘Best Offer,’ Has ‘Jeopardized’ Contribution In 2016

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.

Chargers State Joey Bosa Rejected ‘Best Offer,’ Has ‘Jeopardized’ Contribution In 2016

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:

An initial signing bonus payment that is larger than any player in the league has received in the last two drafts.
More money in this calendar year than every player in this year’s draft except one (QB Carson Wentz).
The largest payment and the highest percentage of signing bonus received in the first calendar year of any Chargers’ first-round selection since the inception of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (2011)

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.

While raw terms of the deal are slotted, and thus predetermined, based on his No. 3 overall selection, the two sides were apparently unable to agree upon offset language and the deferral of a signing bonus.Previous reports indicated that the Chargers want both included in any agreement, while Bosa’s camp is only willing to have one of the two.

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)

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