Los Angeles Chargers lose top free-agent target to rival Broncos

Chris Roling | Mar 12, 2025

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The Los Angeles Chargers missed on a top target when free agency opened on Wednesday with tight end Evan Engram signing with the Denver Broncos.

Word broke on Tuesday that Engram would visit the Chargers in free agency. It was a fit that made a lot of sense for a team in desperate need of help for Justin Herbert at a position mostly barren on the depth chart.

Instead, Engram goes to the Broncos, signing a two-year deal, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Engram is mostly a pass-catching threat, so the Chargers hosting him on a visit at least speaks to what they’re looking for right now. Other top names left on the market include Tyler Conklin.

Rather than lock down Engram and head to the draft potentially adding to the position some more, the Chargers will have to gameplan against him twice a year in the AFC West.

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Published Mar 12, 2025

CHRIS ROLING