The Chargers on Tuesday placed a second-round tender on cornerback Michael Davis. Along with that, they have exclusive rights for free agents Isaac Rochell and Trent Scott.
Davis started 12 games this past season, finishing with 39 tackles and two interceptions. The former BYU product is entering his fourth season in the NFL.
If Davis signs, he will have a $3.259 million cap hit for 2020, per The Athletic’s Daniel Popper.
Below is the official team statement:
The Los Angeles Chargers today placed a tender on cornerback Michael Davis (second round) along with exclusive rights free agents Isaac Rochell and Trent Scott.
Davis, a Glendale, Calif., native, has played in 43 games with 21 starts for Los Angeles. Initially signed by the team as an undrafted rookie out of Brigham Young, Davis earned a starting role in his second season. The fourth-year player has posted 87 tackles (69 solo), 18 passes defensed and two interceptions for his career.
Selected in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Chargers, Rochell has appeared in 35 games with three starts. He posted a sack in his second career game and, in 2018, recorded 4.5 sacks in a five-game span. In his career, Rochell registered 42 tackles (25 solo), seven sacks, nine tackles for loss and an interception.
Scott enters his third NFL season after originally signing with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent out of Grambling State. He appeared in 25 games with 10 starts for his career, with 16 of those appearances and nine starts coming in 2019. In his 10 starts, Scott has blocked for an offense that produced seven performances with a 300-yard passer.