Trey Pipkins
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The Chargers have reached an agreement to resign a member of the O-line
The Los Angeles Chargers continue to revamp the offensive line in the 2026 NFL Free Agency.
NFL insider Tom Pelissero revealed that the Bolts have agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with tackle Trey Pipkins. The O-lineman can earn another $2 million with playing time incentives.
Tom Pelissero
The Chargers are re-signing veteran OL Trey Pipkins to a two-year, $10 million deal, per source. He can earned up to $12M with playtime incentives.
Pipkin, who has been with the Chargers his entire career, was a key member of the offensive line after the injuries to Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt (Alt, who plays on the right, switched to left tackle after Slater’s injury).
The offensive lineman has played all over the offensive line in his professional career and will likely become a depth piece if the Chargers are to be plagued by injuries again.
LA retaining Pipkins is the third offensive line move the Bolts have made this free agency, alongside signing center Tyler Biadasz and guard Cole Strange.
Trey Pipkins received a 58 pass block grade and a 42.7 run block grade from Pro Football Focus after the 2025 season. The lineman received a 42.7 overall grade from the publication, ranking Pipkin 84th out of 89 qualifying tackles.
Bolts Fail to Retain Starting Offensive Lineman
Zion Johnson
GettyA member of the Chargers’ offensive front will play in the AFC North next season
After the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive line suffered many injuries in the 2025 season, retaining the best player on the squad would make sense.
Left guard Zion Johnson was among the better performers on a depleted O-line and having a healthy, revamped offensive front could help him perform better.
On the opening day of the free agency’s legal tampering period, Johnson signed a three-year, $48 million deal with the AFC North’s Cleveland Browns.
LA had the cap space to offer the guard a similar contract offer, but appears to have decided against it — the Bolts had one of the most cap spaces when free agency began.
There is still time to figure out the left guard spot, but with players getting snagged, it would be hard for Los Angeles to get a quality option unless they look at the upcoming draft.
Getting Back Starting Tackles
GettyChargers will get a quality offensive line back in the 2026 season
Mike McDaniel won’t have to worry about the offensive line as much in his first season with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt, as mentioned, both suffered season-ending injuries, leaving the O-line heavily impeded.
Both players will return healthy next season and provide Justin Herbert some protection off the edges.
Slater is a two-time Pro Bowl and signed a $114 million deal in the offseason before the 2025 season. Alt played in 6 games for the Chargers this season and earned a Pro Bowl nod, showcasing his capability to be one of the better protectors in the league.
With a healthy offensive line with McDaniel as playcaller, the Bolts offense appears to be lining up for success.