The Chargers’ main priority this offseason will be to address the dreadful offensive line.
General manager Tom Telesco is well aware of it and he would be wise to be aggressive during the free agency period to acquire players that have proven themselves at a high level.
Packers center Corey Linsley would be a massive signing that would have the arrow pointing upwards for the unit. Linsley is not expected to be re-signed by Green Bay, according to Sports Illustrated’s Bill Hubert.
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.
To go along with that, among centers with at least 500 snaps, he had the third-lowest blown-block rate at 0.6 percent. He’s disciplined on the field, too, as he wasn’t penalized.
Linsley is also a strong run-blocker, ranking in the 84th percentile in the percentage of positively graded blocks and the 85th percentile when it comes to avoiding negatives, per Pro Football Focus.
Not only is he a great player, he’s an even better person. Linsley was the team’s nominee for prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
With Dan Feeney set to be free agent, it creates a glaring hole at center. I’ve said before, even if Feeney is re-signed, he could serve as a key depth option at both guard and center.
With a projected $34 million in cap space and more possibly coming depending on potential cuts, L.A. would be sitting pretty to acquire the 29-year old. Linsley would then reunite with his former teammate, Bryan Bulaga.
