2016 San Diego Chargers season

2016 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Mike McCoy
General manager	Tom Telesco
Owner	Alex Spanos
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 San Diego Chargers season will be the franchise's upcoming 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the fourth under head coach Mike McCoy. However, due to the age of Qualcomm Stadium, there was speculation that the team would be relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise played their first season in 1960, following a decision by the NFL to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to the Greater Los Angeles Area with a provision that the Chargers may relocate to Los Angeles as well. On January 4, 2016, the team filed a relocation application to the NFL along with the Rams and the Oakland Raiders and released a statement and a video on the team's website. The league made their decision in a special meeting on January 12; the league approved the Chargers to relocate if they chose to share Los Angeles Entertainment Center with the Rams (the Raiders-Chargers proposal did not receive enough support from the league as a whole to proceed, prompting the Raiders to back out). On January 29, 2016, the Chargers announced they would remain in San Diego, California for the 2016 season as negotiations with the city continue; the team also, at the same time, reached an agreement in principle to use the Rams' Los Angeles stadium if negotiations eventually fail.^[1]

This will also be the first time in nine seasons that Pro Bowler free safety Eric Weddle is not on the team, due to his leave because of free agency to the Baltimore Ravens. In his so far nine-year career, Weddle has spent his entire career with the Chargers, starting from the 2007 NFL season.

Draft

2016 San Diego Chargers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	3	Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio State
2	35	Hunter Henry	TE	Arkansas
3	66	Max Tuerk	C	USC
4	102	Joshua Perry	LB	Ohio State
5	175	Jatavis Brown	LB	Akron
6	179	Drew Kaser	P	Texas A&M
	198	Derek Watt	FB	Wisconsin
7	224	Donavon Clark	G	Michigan State

Compensatory selection

Notes

• The Chargers traded their 2016 fifth-round selection, along with their 2015 first- and fourth-round selections to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' 2015 first-round selection.
• The Chargers acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent guard Jeremiah Sirles to the Minnesota Vikings.
• As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Chargers experienced during the 2015 free agency period, the team received one compensatory selection for the 2016 draft in the fifth round.^[2] Free agent transactions that occurred after May 12, 2015 did not impact the team's formula for determining compensatory selections for the 2016 draft.^[3]

Staff

San Diego Chargers staff
	Front Office Owner – Alex Spanos Minority Owner – George Pernicano Chairman/President – Dean Spanos Executive Vice President – Michael Spanos CEO/President - Business Operations – A. G. Spanos General Manager – Tom Telesco President - Football Operations – John Spanos Executive Vice President of Football Administration/Player Finance – Ed McGuire Senior Executive – Randy Mueller Director of Pro Scouting – Dennis Abraham Director of Player Personnel – JoJo Wooden Director of College Scouting – Kevin Kelly Assistant Director of Pro Scouting – Bryan Cox Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike McCoy Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ken Whisenhunt Quarterbacks – Shane Steichen Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Wide Receivers – Nick Sirianni Tight Ends – John McNulty Offensive Line – Jeff Davidson Assistant Offensive Line - Dave DeGuglielmo Offensive Assistant – Tommy Rees Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Offense - Mark Ridgley			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Pagano Defensive Line – Giff Smith Linebackers – Bob Babich Assistant Linebackers – Bobby King Secondary – Ron Milus Assistant Secondary – Chris Harris Defensive Quality Control – Chris Shula Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Aukerman Special Teams Assistant - Marquice Williams Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rick Lyle Coaching Administrative Assistant – Mark Ridgley → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

San Diego Chargers roster
Quarterbacks  8 Mike Bercovici 10 Kellen Clemens  9 Bryn Renner 17 Philip Rivers Running backs 27 Kenneth Farrow 28 Melvin Gordon 43 Branden Oliver 36 Dreamius Smith 41 Chris Swain FB 34 Derek Watt FB 39 Danny Woodhead Wide receivers 13 Keenan Allen 83 Torrence Allen 12 Travis Benjamin  89 Isaiah Burse 81 Javontee Herndon 15 Dontrelle Inman 11 Stevie Johnson  1 Jamaal Jones 88 Deandre Reaves 7 Dominique Williams 16 Tyrell Williams Tight ends 45 Asante Cleveland 87 Jeff Cumberland 85 Antonio Gates 86 Hunter Henry 84 Sean McGrath 82 Tim Semisch 46 Mike Weiser		Offensive linemen 72 Joe Barksdale T 78 Tyreek Burwell T 63 Donavon Clark G 77 King Dunlap T 74 Orlando Franklin G 76 D. J. Fluker G 75 Chris Hairston T 69 Michael Huey G 64 Sebastian Johansson G 70 Tyler Johnstone T 66 Mike McQueen G 68 Spencer Pulley C 67 Zeth Ramsay T 60 Trevor Robinson C -- Matt Slauson C 62 Max Tuerk C 65 Chris Watt C 79 Kenny Wiggins G Defensive linemen 99 Joey Bosa DE 92 Ryan Carrethers NT 98 Sean Lissemore NT 94 Corey Liuget DE 91 Brandon Mebane NT 96 Chuka Ndulue DE 95 Tenny Palepoi DE 93 Darius Philon DE 71 Damion Square DE 90 Carlos Wray DE		Linebackers 97 Jeremiah Attaochu OLB 57 Jatavis Brown OLB 48 Nick Dzubnar ILB 51 Kyle Emanuel OLB 49 Ben Gardner OLB 59 Brock Hekking OLB 54 Melvin Ingram OLB 46 Chris Landrum OLB 44 Tyler Marcordes OLB 38 Dexter McCoil ILB 53 Joshua Perry ILB 52 Denzel Perryman ILB 56 Shaq Petteway OLB 50 Manti Te'o ILB 58 Tourek Williams OLB Defensive backs 37 Jahleel Addae SS 40 Terrell Chestnut CB 35 Richard Crawford CB 30 Matt Daniels S 33 Greg Ducre CB 24 Brandon Flowers CB 26 Casey Hayward CB 20 Dwight Lowery FS 29 Craig Mager CB 27 Adrian McDonald SS 31 Adrian Phillips SS 41 Larry Scott CB 25 Darrell Stuckey FS 22 Jason Verrett CB 23 Steve Williams CB 42 Trevor Williams CB Special teams  2 Josh Lambo K  6 Drew Kaser P  3 Kasey Redfern P 47 Mike Windt LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs -- David Johnson TE -- Jeff Linkenbach T -- Joe Mays ILB -- John Phillips TE -- Brandian Ross S -- Johnnie Troutman G -- J. D. Walton C Exclusive-Rights FAs -- Cordarro Law OLB Rookies in italics Roster updated April 30, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 83 Active, 0 Inactive, 9 FAs, 8 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium
2	August 19	6:00 p.m. PDT	Arizona Cardinals			Qualcomm Stadium
3	August 28	10:00 a.m. PDT	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. PDT	San Francisco 49ers			Qualcomm Stadium

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	10:00 a.m. PDT	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
2	September 18	1:25 p.m. PDT	Jacksonville Jaguars			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS
3	September 25	1:25 p.m. PDT	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
4	October 2	1:25 p.m. PDT	New Orleans Saints			Qualcomm Stadium	Fox
5	October 9	1:25 p.m. PDT	at Oakland Raiders			Oakland Coliseum	CBS
6	October 13	5:25 p.m. PDT	Denver Broncos			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS/NFLN/Twitter
7	October 23	1:05 p.m. PDT	at Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome	Fox
8	October 30	1:05 p.m. PDT	at Denver Broncos			Sports Authority Field at Mile High	CBS
9	November 6	1:25 p.m. PST	Tennessee Titans			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS
10	November 13	1:05 p.m. PST	Miami Dolphins			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS
11	Bye
12	November 27	10:00 a.m. PST	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	CBS
13	December 4	1:25 p.m. PST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Qualcomm Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	10:00 a.m. PST	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
15	December 18	1:25 p.m. PST	Oakland Raiders			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS
16	December 24	10:00 a.m. PST	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS
17	January 1	1:25 p.m. PST	Kansas City Chiefs			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

1. Hirsh, Lou (January 29, 2016). Chargers to Play in S.D. for 2016; More Negotiations Planned. San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
2. "Over The Cap".
3. Florio, Mike (March 31, 2015). "June 1 free-agency deadline moved to May 12". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

External links

• Official website