One of the Chargers’ more vital restricted free agents will be hitting the market.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Monday that Los Angeles was unable to come to terms with tight end Donald Parham Jr. on a new contract, meaning that Parham will become a free agent. The Bolts had elected not to tender Parham in pursuit of a contract extension, but it appears the two sides were too far apart on what such a deal would look like.
LA now enters the 2023 league year with Gerald Everett and Tre’ McKitty under contract after speculation that Everett could be released for cap savings. Instead, the Chargers kept Everett as negotiations with Parham continued, perhaps a sign that negotiations never advanced toward a new deal.
Parham’s free agency now also enlarges the likelihood that the Chargers select a tight end early on in this year’s draft.