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The Chargers landed one of the top free agents on the market on Monday. According to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, Los Angeles is expected to sign former Packers center Corey Linsley.
Pelissero adds that it’s a deal that’s expected to make him the NFL’s highest-paid center.
With Mike Pouncey retiring and Dan Feeney’s free agency, it created a glaring hole at center. The addition of Linsley goes a long way to remodeling a weak offensive line.
Voted first-team All-Pro and rated Pro Football Focus’ No. 1 center from 2020, Linsley didn’t allow a sack or a tackle at or behind the line of scrimmage vs. the run, according to Sports Info Solutions

The Chargers will be looking to add more talent in the cornerbacks room this offseason and Scott Spratt of Football Outsiders has a way for Los Angeles to do so.
Football Outsiders recently offered a daring move for each NFL team to make this offseason, and Spratt believes LA should add cornerback Patrick Peterson.
He wrote that giving head coach Brandon Staley a cornerback who can move around and cover anyone the way Peterson can could help put the Chargers’ defense over the top.
Whether the Chargers choose to re-sign Michael Davis should have no bearing on also trying to bring in Patrick Peterson. Defenses around the league have embraced building from the secondary, and signing Peterson could give the Chargers a strong trio of cornerbacks to work with…Peterson…can handle the outside and shadow any wide receiver, while Casey Hayward could kick back inside to the nickel position, Football Outsiders’ Scott Spratt.
Despite posting three interceptions, Peterson is coming off one of his worst seasons yet. He ranked 83rd out of 121 in Pro Football Focus’ cornerback rankings and posted his worst coverage grade since his rookie year.
On paper, adding Peterson sounds intriguing, given his impressive resume. However, Los Angeles may only look to free agency to add a corner is if they cut Casey Hayward or Chris Harris Jr. to clear up some cap space

The Chargers will not only be looking to upgrade the offensive line this offseason. There are other things on the to-do list, such as preparing to find a successor to pending free agent Melvin Ingram.
Los Angeles accomplishes just that in Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling’s latest three-round mock draft.
With their first-round pick, L.A. goes with former Northwestern offensive tackle Rashawn Slater.
He might be moved inside, but he has the athletic skill set and overall technique to be a premiere blind-side protector in the NFL.
With their second-round pick, the Bolts stay along the offensive line, selecting former Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey.
With Dan Feeney set to be a free agent, the Chargers could be looking to upgrade at the center position.
Finally, with the team’s third-round pick, Los Angeles takes former Oregon State outside linebacker Hamilcar Rashed Jr

Among the big-name players that could be available come March that would make a lot of sense for the Chargers is Giants defensive tackle Leonard Williams.
Williams recorded double-digit sacks (11.5), and career-highs in quarterback hits (30), pressures (42), and tackles for loss (14) in 2020. He finished as Pro Football Focus’ sixth-best interior defensive lineman.
The interior part of the Bolts’ defensive line leaves a lot to be desired. Linval Joseph was arguably the best player among the crop last season, but he will be on the final year of his deal.
Jerry Tillery hasn’t lived up to his first-round status. Justin Jones has flashed here and there, but he hasn’t been consistently dominant.
Given the fact that head coach Brandon Staley’s system is heavily predicated on being able to win one-on-one matchups in the trenches, the Chargers could benefit from someone like Williams.
With a projected $24.2 million available in cap space, Los Angeles could afford to work out a deal to add the former first-round pick