Chargers could break the bank this offseason

The Los Angeles Chargers are the team to watch in free agency this offseason when it comes to offensive linemen.

The biggest free agent in the trenches this offseason is Baltimore Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum, who could reset the market in terms of money for a free agent center. The Athletic insider Daniel Popper believes the Chargers could sign Linderbaum.

“I believe the Chargers are interested in Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum. Due to Hortiz’s established philosophy, there is no guarantee the Chargers will shop at the top of any market in free agency. However, if they are going to pay up for a player this offseason, I think it would be Linderbaum,” Popper wrote.

“Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said this week that Baltimore has already offered Linderbaum a market-setting contract. Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey tops the center market at $18 million per year. To be competitive, the Chargers will have to be willing to pay Linderbaum in the $20 million per year range — and potentially more.”

The Chargers are in need of a center after Bradley Bozeman announced his retirement earlier in the offseason, so Linderbaum would be an ideal replacement.

Paying top dollar for a center would make sense for the Chargers, but it would prevent them from spending more in other places. The Chargers are among the leading teams in the league in terms of cap space, so they have the money for Linderbaum, but they would be limited elsewhere.

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