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You all will remember back in April, when John and I put together this first attempt at a 53-man roster. Since then, The Draft occurred, we picked up a few free agents, and said goodbye to some familiar players. We have also had some promising news about our crop of UDFAs. With all of that information, it was time to update our projection.
53-Man Roster and Salary Cap
| Player | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Other Bonus | Dead Money | Cap Figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | QB | $13,800,000 | $1,666,667 | $1,200,000 | $(4,533,334) | $16,666,667 |
| Eric Weddle | S | $7,500,000 | $2,600,000 | - | $(5,200,000) | $10,100,000 |
| Antonio Gates | TE | $5,000,000 | $762,500 | $1,600,000 | $(4,725,000) | $7,362,500 |
| Jeromey Clary | G | $4,550,000 | $1,700,000 | - | $(1,700,000) | $6,250,000 |
| Nick Hardwick | C | $3,400,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $(1,750,000) | $6,150,000 |
| Eddie Royal | WR | $1,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,750,000 | $(5,000,000) | $5,000,000 |
| Mike Scifres | P | $3,250,000 | $185,000 | $600,000 | $(2,170,000) | $4,035,000 |
| Malcom Floyd | WR | $2,750,000 | $250,000 | $916,667 | $(5,083,333) | $3,916,667 |
| Dwight Freeney | OLB,LB | $1,625,000 | $2,125,000 | $93,750 | $(1,625,000) | $3,843,750 |
| Ryan Mathews | RB | $1,978,250 | $500,000 | $1,133,750 | $(3,267,500) | $3,612,000 |
| Jarret Johnson | OLB,LB | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $(3,000,000) | $3,500,000 |
| Brandon Flowers | CB |
$1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $(3,000,000) | $3,000,000 |
| Donald Butler | ILB,LB | $750,000 | $2,230,000 | - | $(11,150,000) | $2,980,000 |
| Corey Liuget | DE | $758,964 | $1,136,954 | $750,000 | $(1,895,918) | $2,645,918 |
| D.J. Fluker | RT,T | $923,295 | $1,668,183 | - | $(9,329,316) | $2,591,478 |
| King Dunlap | LT,T | $1,600,000 | $475,000 | $350,000 | $(475,000) | $2,425,000 |
| Larry English | OLB,LB | $1,542,500 | - | $865,000 | $(865,000) | $2,407,500 |
| Melvin Ingram | OLB,LB | $1,153,476 | $1,136,952 | - | $(4,212,594) | $2,290,428 |
| Danny Woodhead | RB | $1,750,000 | $500,000 | - | $(500,000) | $2,250,000 |
| Donald Brown | RB | $750,000 | $1,083,333 | - | $(4,000,000) | $1,833,333 |
| Chad Rinehart | G | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $(2,000,000) | $1,750,000 |
| Nick Novak | K | $1,325,000 | $375,000 | - | $(1,125,000) | $1,700,000 |
| Vincent Brown | WR | $1,431,000 | $146,517 | - | $(146,517) | $1,577,517 |
| Jason Verrett | CB | $420,000 | $1,014,364 | - | $(6,393,229) | $1,434,364 |
| Kellen Clemens | QB | $855,000 | $322,500 | - | $(645,000) | $1,177,500 |
| Manti Te'o | ILB,LB | $640,110 | $535,440 | - | $(2,246,430) | $1,175,550 |
| Darrell Stuckey | S | $730,000 | $433,750 | - | $(1,735,000) | $1,163,750 |
| Kendall Reyes | DE | $765,272 | $360,544 | - | $(721,090) | $1,125,816 |
| Sean Lissemore | DT | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | $1,000,000 |
| Reggie Walker | LB | $730,000 | $160,000 | - | $(160,000) | $890,000 |
| Mike Windt | LS | $730,000 | $112,500 | - | $(337,500) | $842,500 |
| David Johnson | TE | $730,000 | $110,000 | - | $(220,000) | $840,000 |
| Kavell Conner | LB | $730,000 | $90,000 | - | $(270,000) | $820,000 |
| Shareece Wright | CB | $645,000 | $136,035 | - | $(136,035) | $781,035 |
| Jeremiah Attaochu | OLB | $420,000 | $344,200 | - | $(1,987,850) | $764,200 |
| Ladarius Green | TE | $570,000 | $112,725 | - | $(225,450) | $682,725 |
| Keenan Allen | WR | $495,000 | $153,450 | $10,000 | $(460,350) | $658,450 |
| Andrew Gachkar | ILB,LB | $645,000 | $11,475 | - | $(11,475) | $656,475 |
| Rich Ohrnberger | OG | $730,000 | $65,000 | - | $(65,000) | $635,000 |
| Mike Harris | LT,T | $570,000 | $1,167 | - | $(1,167) | $571,167 |
| Richard Marshall | CB | $855,000 | - | - | - | $570,000 |
| Lawrence Guy | DE | $570,000 | - | - | - | $570,000 |
| Chris Watt | G | $420,000 | $136,035 | - | $(544,140) | $556,035 |
| Johnnie Troutman | G | $495,000 | $47,938 | - | $(95,876) | $542,938 |
| Tourek Williams | OLB,LB | $495,000 | $27,515 | - | $(82,545) | $522,515 |
| Brad Sorensen | QB | $495,000 | $14,850 | - | $(44,550) | $509,850 |
| Jahleel Addae | S | $495,000 | $1,667 | - | $(3,334) | $496,667 |
| Kwame Geathers | DT | $495,000 | $1,000 | - | $(2,000) | $496,000 |
| Steve Williams | CB | $420,000 | $48,200 | - | $(144,600) | $468,200 |
| Ryan Carrethers | DT | $420,000 | $44,633 | - | $(178,352) | $464,633 |
| Marion Grice | RB | $420,000 | $24,724 | - | $(98,896) | $444,724 |
| Tevin Reese | WR | $420,000 | $12.358 | - | $(49,432) | $432,358 |
| Alden Darby | S | $420,000 | $667 | - | $(2,000) | $420,667 |
| Salary Total | $119,600,879 | |||||
Reserve/Injured
| Player | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Other Bonus | Dead Money | Cap Figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | - | - |
- |
- | - |
- |
Practice Squad
| Player | Weeks | Weekly Check | Cap Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Players | 17 Weeks | $6,300 | $856,800 |
Dead Money
| Player | Pos. | Cap Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Gaither | T | $4,000,000 |
| Derek Cox | CB | $3,900,000 |
| Robert Meachem | WR | $3,035,000 |
| John Phillips | TE | $1,333,334 |
| Le'Ron McClain | FB | $833,333 |
| Marcus Gilchrist | S | $344,200 |
| Brandon Ghee | CB | $230,000 |
| Jonas Mouton | ILB,LB | $218,340 |
| Brandon Taylor | S | $160,969 |
| Seyi Ajirotutu | WR | $65,000 |
| David Molk | C | $27,976 |
| Nick McDonald | C | $17,500 |
| Dontrelle Inman | WR | $7,500 |
| Nick Becton | LT,T | $5,000 |
| Byron Jerideau | DT | $3,333 |
| Michael Hill | RB | $3,333 |
| Marcus Cromartie | CB | $3,333 |
| Daniel Molls | ILB,LB | $3,333 |
| Randy Richards | RT,T | $3,333 |
| Josh Johnson | CB | $2,000 |
| Devan Walker | LB | $2,000 |
| Greg Brown | CB | $1,667 |
| Chukky Okobi | C | $1,333 |
| Ben Cotton | TE | $1,333 |
| Brandon Moore | DE | $1,333 |
| Cordarro Law | OLB,LB | $1,250 |
| Luke Tasker | WR | $667 |
| Frank Beltre | OLB,LB | $667 |
| Richard Kent | P | $667 |
| Jamarkus McFarland | DE | $667 |
| David Rolf | TE | $667 |
| Mike Hermann | QB | $667 |
| DJ Adams | RB | $667 |
| Ian White | RT | $667 |
| SBs for other cut UDFAs | $32,661 | |
| Total Dead Money | $14,243,739 | |
Available Cap Space
| Cap Rollover | $2,319,241 |
|---|---|
| Cap Adjustment | $(191,500) |
| Salary Cap | $133,000,000 |
| Chargers Cap | $135,127,741 |
| Total Cap Room | $426,423 |
Notable cuts still include John Phillips, Draft bust Jonas Mouton and once-every-three-years darling Seyi Ajirotutu. In addition, we now have Brandon Ghee cut, and Marcus Gilchrist giving his spot away to UDFA Safety, Alden Darby. That again leaves not much for cap space. Telesco will need to make a hard cut...oh, just start arguing about Clary already.
Update:
Depth Chart
| QB | RB | FB | WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers | Mathews | Johnson | Allen | Gates | Dunlap | Rinehart | Hardwick | Clary | Fluker |
| Clemens | Brown | Floyd | Green | Harris | Troutman | Ohrnberger | Watt | (Clary) | |
| Sorenson | Woodhead | Royal | |||||||
| Grice | Brown | ||||||||
| Reese |
| DE | DT | OLB | ILB | CB | SS | FS | PK | P | LS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liuget | Lissemore | Ingram | Butler | Flowers | Addae | Weddle | Scifres | Novak | Windt |
| Reyes | Geathers | Johnson | Te'o | Wright | Stuckey | Darby | |||
| Guy | Carrethers | Freeney | Conner | Verrett | |||||
| Attaochu | Walker | Marshall | |||||||
| Williams | Gachkar | Williams | |||||||
| English |