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Former Georgia Bulldog OL wins Chargers’ game ball

Former Georgia Bulldog Jamaree Salyer stepped up in his first career start.

Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Jamaree Salyer received a game ball from head coach Brandon Staley for his Week 4 performance against the Houston Texans. Los Angeles won, 34-24, on the road.

Jamaree Salyer made his first career NFL start and helped the Chargers allow only one sack against the Texans. Additionally, Los Angeles totaled 419 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns.

Salyer, a rookie out of the University of Georgia, was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Salyer started at left tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs throughout the 2020 and 2021 college football seasons. The 6-foot-4, 325-pound offensive lineman allowed only two hurries and no sacks during his final season with Georgia.

Salyer primarily practiced at offensive guard for the Chargers, but that changed after star left tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a torn biceps in Week 3 against the Jaguars. Slater is expected to miss the remainder of the 2022 NFL season.

The rookie stepped up for Los Angeles on the road, where it is tougher for offensive linemen to play well. The Chargers are 2-2.

The Houston Texans entered the contest already having 10 sacks this year. The Chargers had to protect banged up quarterback Justin Herbert, who is dealing with a ribs injury. Salyer is a big reason the Chargers were able to win.

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Georgia rookie named starting left tackle for Los Angles Chargers

Former Georgia Bulldog Jamaree Salyer is slated to be the Los Angeles Chargers’ starting left tackle after an injury

Former Georgia Bulldog Jamaree Salyer is slated to be the Los Angeles Chargers’ starting left tackle in Week 4 against the Houston Texans. Salyer was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Salyer started at left tackle for the University of Georgia during 20 games throughout the 2020 and 2021 college football seasons. Salyer has primarily practiced at offensive guard for the Chargers, but that changed after star left tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a torn biceps in Week 3 against the Jaguars. Slater is expected to miss the remainder of the 2022 NFL season.

Now, Salyer has a chance to play left tackle in the NFL. The 6-foot-4, 325-pound offensive lineman allowed only two hurries and no sacks during his final season with Georgia.

In the national championship game Georgia moved Salyer to offensive guard to give the Dawgs more push on the interior in the running game. Georgia put Broderick Jones at left tackle.

The Houston Texans already have 10 sacks this year. The Texans have a good, but not spectacular pass rush, so Jamaree Salyer and company will be tested in Week 4.

The Chargers must protect banged up quarterback Justin Herbert, who is dealing with a ribs injury.

The Athletic’s Daniel Popper broke the news on Salyer.

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Ex-Carolina Panther, L.A. Charger Thomas Davis joining new team

Thomas Davis, a former Carolina Panther and Los Angeles Charger, is signing with the Washington Redskins. Davis is a former Georgia Bulldog.

Thomas Davis, a former Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Chargers linebacker, has found a new home with the Washington Redskins in NFL Free Agency. Davis is reuniting with his former coach in Carolina, Ron Rivera.

The Panthers originally drafted Thomas Davis, a Georgia Bulldog, in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. The Los Angeles Chargers recently cut Davis, who then became a free agent and signed with Washington. Davis announced the move via his Instagram account:

The Washington Redskins are getting a veteran leader in Thomas Davis, who has battled back to become an elite-level linebacker despite three ACL surgeries. The Redskins defense will be fun to watch in 2020, especially if they add Ohio State’s Chase Young with their number two overall selection.

Davis, who will be 37 years old later this month, can still play high-level football:

Will Thomas Davis and Ron Rivera be able to re-kindle some of the magic that helped the duo make Super Bowl fifty? The Redskins are candidates to go from worst to first in 2020.

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Los Angeles Chargers releasing former Carolina Panther Thomas Davis

The Los Angeles Chargers are releasing former Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis. Davis went to the University of Georgia.

The Los Angeles Chargers are releasing former Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis. The Panthers originally drafted Davis in the first round out of the University of Georgia.

Davis spent the first thirteen seasons of his NFL career in Carolina before the Panthers moved on from him last off-season. Davis was successful in his one year in Los Angeles en route to recording 112 total tackles.

However, Davis’s solid season wasn’t enough to vault Los Angeles into the NFL postseason. Now the Chargers, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, have released him:

In addition to the release of outside linebacker Thomas Davis, the Chargers are also moving on from defensive tackle Brandon MeBane. Davis, who is set to be 37 later this month, will weigh retiring or coming back for another season.

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