naw bruh… did they really?! Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

The San Diego Chargers have made their first move of  this big, big  free agency filled day. The Chargers have released TE Randy McMichael, per Adam Schefter. 

McMichael was a favorite of Norv Turner and I wouldn’t doubt seeing the Cleveland Browns have interest in the veteran tight end. Releasing McMichael frees up $1.5M in cap space for that HUGE signing that the Chargers will be making later today (could be sarcasm or not, but probably sarcasm).

Now the San Diego Chargers can give a little more playing time to the youngster Ladarius Green. Green and Antonio Gates are the only two tight ends on the roster now. The Chargers will be on the market for another tight end, but that player will likely be stuck behind Green and Gates on the depth chart.

The Chargers are still expected to release DT Antonio Garay as well, which would save the team another $5M in salary cap room. Stay tuned as we will try to keep up with all the fast and furious action from free agency Tuesday. It should be a holiday today!

The Chargers brought back Randy McMichael for another couple of seasons. McMichael is a good blocking tight end and he also has the ability to help in the passing attack. He will be the backup to Antonio Gates.

“When a team makes that many big plays in the passing game, I don’t think you’re going to stop them,” Head Coach Norv Turner said. “You try to contain them. You try to create negative plays. We’ve got to pressure the quarterback. We’ve got to create some turnovers.”

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