After being released by the Seattle Seahawks last week, former Washington Huskies tight end Will Dissly signed a three year, $14 million deal with the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday, which will also pay him $10 million guaranteed. He was a salary cap casualty for the Seahawks and coach Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers jumped quickly to sign the six-year veteran.
A native of Bozeman, Montana, Dissly started his college career at Boise State before transferring to Washington in 2015 to join coach Chris Petersen after his freshman year. Mostly known as a blocking tight end, he elevated those skills under tight end coach Jordan Paopao, who recently began his second stint at UW under coach Jedd Fisch.
The Seahawks drafted Dissly in the fourth round of the 2018 draft, where he didn’t see much action after suffering injuries in his first two seasons in Seattle.
He signed a three-year, $24 million extension with the Seahawks in 2022 before he posted a career year of 34 receptions for 349 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was also the No. 15 blocking tight end per Pro Football Focus, finishing the season with a pass blocking grade of 83.5 and run blocking grade of 77.2.
On March 5, he was released by Seattle and it took just six days for him to strike a deal with the Chargers to be what could be an integral part of new offensive coordinator, Greg Roman’s scheme and a reliable security blanket for quarterback Justin Herbert.
Run game coordinator and tight ends coach Andy Bischoff should utilize Dissly to the fullest as the Chargers attempt to rebuild on what has been a mess of a roster in recent years.