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The Los Angeles Chargers simply invested huge dollars on star pass rusher Joey Bosa. Now, they might have to invest big dollars on Bosas running mate. Three weeks after teammate Joey Bosa landed a historical five-year, $135 million contract extension, fellow protective end Melvin Ingram is sitting out practice at training school since hes dissatisfied with his current offer, as The Athletics Daniel Popper reported Monday night.
The 31-year-old Ingram brings a $16.625 million wage cap hit in 2020, the largest on the Chargers lineup, representing more than eight percent of L.A.s entire cap. However none of Ingrams $14 million base pay is ensured for 2020, and as Popper notes, any COVID-19-related shutdown of this season would press his unearned cash to a future agreement. The previous first-round draft choice is likewise getting in the final season of his four-year deal, leaving him set to hit free company in 2021.
Ingram could be looking for “any number of possible outcomes” as he sits out practice, Popper reports. The pass rushs agent, David Mulugheta, informed The Athletic hes not after ensured money, so Ingram may simply be leveraging L.A. for a new offer ahead of free firm, or seeking “a signing reward as an advance on his 2020 base pay.”.
In either case, as Popper reported, there is no schedule for when the starting protective end will return to practice.
Asked Monday about Ingrams absence, which technically does not count as a holdout, avoiding Ingram from drawing team fines, coach Anthony Lynn didnt appear to differ with the starters actions.
” Melvin Ingram is in conferences, hes in walk-throughs, hes at everything, specific,” he said. Like I stated earlier, thats kind of company service, and Im just going to leave it at that due to the fact that I dont have to talk about it right now.”.
Prepared 18th total by the Chargers in 2012, Ingram has actually been one of L.A.s steadiest protective starters over the last half-decade. After a slow start to his NFL career, in which he totaled simply 6 sacks in his first three seasons, the South Carolina product has logged at least 7 sacks in 5 straight years, twice striking double digits. The three-time Pro Bowler, who finished with seven sacks opposite Bosa in 2019, landed a four-year, $66 million extension from L.A. in 2017 after getting the groups franchise tag.
3 weeks after teammate Joey Bosa landed a historical five-year, $135 million contract extension, fellow protective end Melvin Ingram is sitting out practice at training camp since hes dissatisfied with his existing deal, as The Athletics Daniel Popper reported Monday night.
The 31-year-old Ingram carries a $16.625 million salary cap hit in 2020, the largest on the Chargers lineup, accounting for more than 8 percent of L.A.s entire cap. None of Ingrams $14 million base wage is ensured for 2020, and as Popper notes, any COVID-19-related shutdown of this season would push his unearned money to a future contract. Prepared 18th overall by the Chargers in 2012, Ingram has actually been one of L.A.s steadiest protective beginners over the last half-decade.
