Chargers center Corey Linsley has agreed to a restructured contract to lower his base salary for the 2024 season, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.
Linsley was previously set to make $11.5 million. The move creates $10.29 in cap space, putting them at $35 million over the cap.
Linsley said there is a “99% chance” that he would retire this offseason due to a medical issue.
Retirements are like cuts, so this allows Los Angeles to wait until after June 1 to process his retirement and spread out the dead money while being able to use the cap space before that date.
Linsley was diagnosed with a non-emergent heart issue during the 2023 season and missed most of it as a result. He signed a five-year deal to join the Chargers in 2021, the same year he was a second-team All-Pro.