If Keenan Allen had redone his deal as did some other Chargers, he might not have been traded to Chicago but GM Joe Hortiz said roster flexibility forced deal.
The move was easily the most jarring of Joe Hortiz’s short stretch so far as Chargers general manager. Trading the most productive wide receiver in franchise history also was something else in the context of the team’s sorely needed roster rebuild: Inevitable. When the Chargers and Keenan Allen failed to reach an agreement on a reworked contract last week, the six-time Pro Bowler was dealt to Chicago for a 2024 fourth-round pick.
I understand why it was done. And they knew the hard decisions were coming before I got here. It was just the role I stepped into and made the decisions.” Last offseason under the previous leadership of general manager Tom Telesco and head coach Brandon Staley, the Chargers restructured the contracts of Allen, Bosa, Mack and Williams. The moves allowed the team to retain some of its top talent but also led to the cap headaches Hortiz inherited.
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