The Chargers cut bait with six players on Saturday, bringing their roster to 80 players.
Those players are as followed:
- WR Andre Patton
- DT P.J. Johnson
- OT Koda Martin
- TE Jared Rice
- S Roderic Teamer
- TE Andrew Vollert
Los Angeles could have started training camp with the traditional 90-man roster but needed to get down to 80 prior to the agreed-upon deadline of August 16 that the NFL and NFLPA settled in their negotiations for how the league will handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
By making cuts now, it gets the Bolts ahead of the pack, and also opening up the door for some of those waived players to find a new team ahead of the upcoming season.
Below is the official team statement:
The Los Angeles Chargers today announced the release of defensive tackle P.J. Johnson, tackle Koda Martin, wide receiver Andre Patton, tight end Jared Rice, safety Roderic Teamer and tight end Andrew Vollert. The moves bring the roster to 80 players for the start of training camp.
Johnson was a seventh-round selection by Detroit in the 2019 NFL Draft and finished the season on the Bolts’ practice squad.
Martin spent the 2019 season on injured reserve after signing as an undrafted rookie free agent.
Patton initially signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2017, spending two seasons on the practice squad before appearing in 13 games last year.
Rice was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Fresno State this offseason.
Teamer, an undrafted rookie free agent, made the 53-man roster in 2019, playing in seven games.