DK Metcalf sparks more Chargers trade buzz reactions

Chris Roling | Jan 23, 2025

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By now, the idea of the Los Angeles Chargers making a blockbuster trade for DK Metcalf has been thoroughly exhausted.

An anonymous coordinator predicted the move, which a current Chargers player caught wind of and appeared to like. Then, we took a look at whether the Chargers would actually cough up the assets necessary to make a trade happen.

The conversation seemed dead at that point, as it was nothing but buzz without actual reporting.

But internet sleuths crawled the web and found a curiously-timed social media post by Metcalf on Instagram.

On one hand, the post had a caption of “You not blind so you see that I’m havin it” and appeared to be a little montage of Metcalf’s journey to this point. On the other, it’s pretty hard to not notice the giant yellow lighting bolt of a past team’s logo front and center in one of the pictures.

Incidental or not, it provided a spark (get it?) to the online discourse about whether the No. 1 WR-needy Chargers might get aggressive and pursue Metcalf to pair with Ladd McConkey.

DK Metcalf posted this photo where he played high school football for the Oxford Chargers 👀 @ohschargers pic.twitter.com/rQ0cUIuvOZ
— Dean Thanos (@HailDeanThanos) January 23, 2025

NEWS: Star wide receiver DK Metcalf posted this photo on Instagram; he played high school football for the Oxford Chargers.

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The DK rumors to the #Chargers are expected to continue throughout the off-season. pic.twitter.com/jfCZTy6vzV
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 23, 2025

Is #DK #metcalf Throwing hints out there #Chargers 🤔 👀 pic.twitter.com/oEEFOAfLK5
— eddie_graciano (@nez7won4) January 23, 2025

DK Metcalf has been a @Chargers since 2015, that's crazy @dkm14 #boltup https://t.co/pS2tivafzc
— Chargers Country (@ChargersCountry) January 23, 2025

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