It appears that San Diego Chargers draft pick Joey Bosa may not play this season due to contract disputes.
Bosa is considered to be the best and most NFL-ready rookie in the league, and was the third overall pick in the 2016 draft. However, the Chargers recently pulled their latest offer. The offer included an initial signing bonus payment that is larger than any rookie has received in the last two NFL drafts and more money in 2016 than every rookie in this year’s class except Carson Wentz, according to ESPN. (SLIDESHOW: 12 Times Russell Wilson’s Wife Ciara Was Absolutely Stunning)
The San Diego Chargers released the following statement:
The offer that we extended was for Joey to contribute during all 16 games and beyond. Joey’s ability to contribute for an entire rookie season has now been jeopardized by the valuable time he has missed with his coaches and his teammates. Since Joey will not report at this time, his ability to produce not just early in the season, but throughout the entire season, has been negatively impacted. As a result, we will restructure our offer since Joey will be unable to contribute for the full 16 game season without the adequate time on the practice field, in the classroom, and in preseason games.
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It looks like football fans might be waiting an extremely long time before seeing Bosa on a football field again.