The Chargers face a very favorable salary cap situation entering the 2022 offseason. The team is projected to have approximately $68.4 million in cap space ahead of free agency, according to figures from Over The Cap.
Los Angeles has plenty of room to be aggressive if they wish. But before that, the Bolts will have to figure out what they’re going to do with some of their internal free agents, and if a decent portion of the money goes to them, they could choose to make some cuts to get back what they lose.
With that being said, let’s take a look at the top-10 players who are eating up the most cap space for the 2022 Chargers:
1. EDGE Joey Bosa
Salary Cap Hit: $28,250,000
2. WR Keenan Allen
Salary Cap Hit: $19,200,000
3. OT Bryan Bulaga
Salary Cap Hit: $14,083,334
4. C Corey Linsley
Salary Cap Hit: $11,600,000
5. CB Michael Davis
Salary Cap Hit: $9,352,935
6. S Derwin James
Salary Cap Hit: $9,052,000
7. OT Matt Feiler
Salary Cap Hit: $7,500,000
8. QB Justin Herbert
Salary Cap Hit: $7,248,751
9. RB Austin Ekeler
Salary Cap Hit: $6,500,000
10. OT Rashawn Slater
Salary Cap Hit: $3,779,945
Bottom Line: Out of the bunch, Bulaga is the only likely candidate to be released. Bulaga was signed last year with the hopes of supplying sustainability at the right tackle position. But considering his time with the Chargers has been ridiculed by injuries, playing in 11 out 33 games, cutting him and signing or drafting one to fortify the offensive line may be the ideal scenario.
