LOS ANGELES — The Chargers received assist for his or her injury-plagued offensive line Tuesday by buying and selling a 2027 sixth-round decide to the New Orleans Saints for Trevor Penning, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Saints chosen Penning with the nineteenth select of Northern Iowa within the 2022 NFL draft. He was moved to proper deal with after the Saints chosen Taliese Fuaga within the first spherical in 2024 and began all 17 video games at that place. Fuaga was moved to proper deal with this offseason, and the Saints drafted Kelvin Banks Jr. to play left deal with.
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That left Penning, 26, with a 3rd straight place change, this time to left guard, the place he began six video games this season after lacking the primary three with a toe harm. He’s within the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract.
The offensive line was imagined to be a powerful swimsuit for this Chargers workforce coming into 2025, however accidents have made it their weakest spot.
On Monday, the Chargers introduced that left deal with Joe Alt wanted season-ending proper ankle surgical procedure after hurting it in Sunday’s win over the Tennessee Titans.
In coaching camp, Professional Bowl left deal with Rashawn Slater suffered a season-ending patellar tendon rupture in his left knee. Proper guard Mekhi Becton, the workforce’s high free agent offseason signing, has been out and in of the lineup due to accidents all through the season and sat out Sunday’s win over the Titans with a knee harm.
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Proper deal with Bobby Hart additionally was injured Sunday, leaving the sport with a groin and an ankle harm. Coach Jim Harbaugh mentioned he did not assume Hart would find yourself on injured reserve.
With Alt and Hart out Sunday, the Chargers performed Trey Pipkins III at proper deal with and Jamaree Salyer at left.
The Chargers need assistance nearly in all places on the offensive line, nevertheless it appears unlikely Penning will play left guard as Zion Johnson has began each sport there this season.
ESPN’s Katherine Terrell contributed to this report.
