Los Angeles Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz has not been content to stand pat with seeing how his roster develops, especially when it comes to quarterback.
The Chargers finalized their trade with Atlanta for Taylor Heinicke on Thursday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2025 based on playing time.Since the start of training camp, Hortiz signed nine players, traded for two and made a waiver claim as he looks to mold the best 53-man roster going into the Sept. 8 opener against the Las Vegas Raiders.Hortiz is in his first year as GM after Tom Telesco was fired toward the end of last season.
The addition of Heinicke and watching Easton Stick throughout the preseason impressed on Harbaugh that one template cannot suit all his quarterbacks. That has changed his approach going into the season.'The backup quarterback here with the Chargers behind Justin, we have got to coach them separately,' Harbaugh said. 'You can't try to replicate Justin and what he does in every way. You have to get out of your mind what he can and does do and concentrate on doing your game.
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