2020 Los Angeles Chargers season

The 2020 season is the Los Angeles Chargers' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, their fifth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their fourth under head coach Anthony Lynn. It will also mark the Chargers' first season playing their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (which the team will share with the Los Angeles Rams), after using Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as their temporary home stadium for the previous three seasons. The team will attempt to improve on its 5–11 season from the previous year and return to the playoffs. This will also be the Chargers' first season since 2007 with new uniforms, which were unveiled on April 21, 2020. The uniforms are somewhat similar in design to the ones they donned from 1988 to 2006.

2020 Los Angeles Chargers season
Head coach	Anthony Lynn
General manager	Tom Telesco
Owner	Dean Spanos
Home field	SoFi Stadium
Uniform

After mutually agreeing that he wouldn't be resigned by the Chargers, this will be the first season since 2003 that quarterback Philip Rivers won't be on the roster and the first since 2005 that Rivers won't be the starting quarterback. Rivers led the Chargers to 6 playoff appearances and starting every game since September 11, 2006, Rivers is currently second in most consecutive starts by a quarterback in the NFL, only behind Brett Favre, whom started 297 regular season games from 1992 to 2010.

Offseason

Signings

Position	Player	Age	2019 team	Contract
G	Trai Turner	26	Carolina Panthers
CB	Chris Harris Jr.	30	Denver Broncos
T	Bryan Bulaga	31	Green Bay Packers
TE	Donald Parham	22	Dallas Renegades
LB	Nick Vigil	26	Cincinnati Bengals
T	Storm Norton	25	Los Angeles Wildcats
DT	Linval Joseph	31	Minnesota Vikings
WR/RS	Darius Jennings	27	Tennessee Titans
RB	Derrick Gore	25	Los Angeles Chargers

Departures

Position	Player	Age	2020 team
QB	Philip Rivers	38	Indianapolis Colts
RB	Melvin Gordon	27	Denver Broncos
LB	Nick Dzubnar	28	Tennessee Titans
OT	Russell Okung	31	Carolina Panthers
FB	Derek Watt	27	Pittsburgh Steelers
S	Adrian Phillips	28	New England Patriots
WR	Travis Benjamin	30	San Francisco 49ers
LB	Jatavis Brown	26	Philadelphia Eagles
G	Michael Schofield	29	Carolina Panthers

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 Los Angeles Chargers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	6	Justin Herbert	QB	Oregon
	23	Kenneth Murray	LB	Oklahoma
4	112	Joshua Kelley	RB	UCLA
5	151	Joe Reed	WR	Virginia
6	186	Alohi Gilman	S	Notre Dame
7	220	K. J. Hill	WR	Ohio State

Undrafted free agents

2020 Los Angeles Chargers Undrafted Free Agents

Player	Position	College	Notes
Asmar Bilal	LB	Notre Dame
Darius Bradwell	RB	Tulane
John Brannon	CB	Western Carolina
Cole Christiansen	LB	Army
Jeff Cotton	WR	Idaho
Joshua Dunlop	G	UTSA
Breiden Fehoko	NT	LSU
Romeo Finley	LB	Miami
Joe Gaziano	DE	Northwestern
Nate Gilliam	G	Wake Forest
Bobby Holly	FB	Louisiana Tech
Jesse Lemonier	DE	Liberty
Kevin McGill	CB	Eastern Michigan
Gabe Nabers	FB	Florida State
Jared Rice	TE	Fresno State
Ryan Roberts	T	Florida State
Dalton Schoen	WR	Kansas State
T.J. Smith	DT	Arkansas
Donte Vaughn	CB	Notre Dame

Staff

Los Angeles Chargers staff

	Front office Chairman/Owner/president – Dean Spanos Vice chairman – Michael Spanos Executive vice president/COO/CFO – Jeanne M. Bonk 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 Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark Director of player personnel – JoJo Wooden Director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly Head coaches Head coach – Anthony Lynn Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – George Stewart Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Shane Steichen Quarterbacks – Pep Hamilton Running backs – Mark Ridgley Wide receivers – Phil McGeoghan Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Assistant tight ends – Dan Shamash Offensive line – James Campen Assistant offensive line – David Diaz-Infante Quality control-offense – Seth Ryan			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley Defensive line – Giff Smith Assistant defensive line – La'Roi Glover Linebackers – Richard Smith Defensive backs – Ron Milus Assistant defensive backs – Addison Lynch Quality control-defense – Ryan Milus Special teams Assistant special teams – Keith Burns Senior coaching assistant – Chris Caminiti Senior coaching assistant – Rip Scherer Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength – Jonathan Brooks Assistant strength – Tyker Judkins → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Los Angeles Chargers roster

Quarterbacks 10 Justin Herbert  2 Easton Stick  5 Tyrod Taylor Running backs 34 Darius Bradwell 30 Austin Ekeler 38 Derrick Gore 41 Bobby Holly FB 22 Justin Jackson 27 Joshua Kelley 47 Gabe Nabers FB Wide receivers 13 Keenan Allen  8 Jeff Cotton 15 Jalen Guyton 84 K. J. Hill 11 Darius Jennings 83 Tyron Johnson 89 Jason Moore 12 Joe Reed  6 Dalton Schoen 81 Mike Williams Tight ends 82 Stephen Anderson 88 Virgil Green 86 Hunter Henry 48 Donald Parham		Offensive linemen 75 Bryan Bulaga T 62 Joshua Dunlop G 66 Dan Feeney G 63 Nate Gilliam G 72 Ryan Groy C 77 Forrest Lamp G 74 Storm Norton T 79 Trey Pipkins T 53 Mike Pouncey C 61 Scott Quessenberry C 67 Ryan Roberts T 78 Trent Scott T 73 Tyree St. Louis T 69 Sam Tevi T 64 Cole Toner C 70 Trai Turner G Defensive linemen 97 Joey Bosa DE 91 Cortez Broughton DT 68 Breiden Fehoko NT 92 Joe Gaziano DE 54 Melvin Ingram DE 93 Justin Jones DT 95 Linval Joseph DT 90 Jessie Lemonier DE 98 Isaac Rochell DE 65 T. J. Smith DT 71 Damion Square DT 99 Jerry Tillery DT		Linebackers 57 Asmar Bilal OLB 50 Cole Christiansen ILB 51 Emeke Egbule OLB 47 Romeo Finley OLB 46 Malik Jefferson OLB 56 Kenneth Murray MLB 42 Uchenna Nwosu OLB 52 Denzel Perryman MLB 49 Drue Tranquill MLB 59 Nick Vigil OLB 44 Kyzir White OLB Defensive backs 24 Nasir Adderley FS 38 John Brannon CB 37 Tevaughn Campbell S 43 Michael Davis CB 28 Brandon Facyson CB 32 Alohi Gilman S 25 Chris Harris Jr. CB 26 Casey Hayward CB 33 Derwin James SS 23 Rayshawn Jenkins FS 20 Desmond King CB 31 Kevin McGill CB 29 Quenton Meeks FS 39 Donte Vaughn CB Special teams  4 Michael Badgley K  1 Ty Long P 45 Cole Mazza LS				Active/Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated August 8, 2020 Depth chart • Transactions 80 active → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Preseason cancellation

The Chargers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Regular season

Schedule

The Chargers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Week	Date	Time (PT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 13	1:05 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paul Brown Stadium	CBS
2	September 20	1:25 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			SoFi Stadium	CBS
3	September 27	1:05 p.m.	Carolina Panthers			SoFi Stadium	CBS
4	October 4	10:00 a.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
5	October 12	5:15 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	ESPN
6	October 18	1:05 p.m.	New York Jets			SoFi Stadium	CBS
7	October 25	10:00 a.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	CBS
8	November 1	1:05 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			SoFi Stadium	CBS
9	November 8	1:05 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders			SoFi Stadium	Fox
10	Bye
11	November 22	1:05 p.m.	at Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
12	November 29	10:00 a.m.	at Buffalo Bills			New Era Field	CBS
13	December 6	1:25 p.m.	New England Patriots			SoFi Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	1:25 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			SoFi Stadium	Fox
15	December 17	5:20 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders			Allegiant Stadium	Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime
16	December 26 or 27	TBD	Denver Broncos			SoFi Stadium	TBD
17	January 3	10:00 a.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, kickoff, and network for that week's game vs. the Denver Broncos will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[2]

References

1. Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
2. "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

• Official website