It’s been 15 days since the Chargers and the agents representing defensive end Joey Bosa last communicated. If a new report regarding Bosa’s mindset is accurate, there may be no further reason to talk.
Via the San Diego Union-Tribune, Jason Cole of Bleacher Report characterizes the damage to the relationship as “irreparable.” Taken literally, this means the damage isn’t capable of being repaired. Which means that Bosa will possibly never sign a contract with the Chargers.
A prompt decision by the Chargers to yield regarding the offset issue or the bonus deferral issue could go a long way toward repairing that which is supposedly irreparable. But with the Chargers dug in, and with plenty of current and former Chargers calling out Bosa and not the team (possibly at the behest of the team), Bosa’s mindset could harden to the point where, even if the Chargers cave, Bosa won’t be interested in playing for them.
Recently, Bosa mother said the she wishes the family had “pulled an Eli Manning.” There’s still a way to do it: Declare that Bosa will exercise his prerogative to sit out the entire season and re-enter the draft in 2017.
That approach would entail plenty of risk, since he’d undoubtedly be drafted lower than No. 3, resulting in a contract far less valuable than the one he could have right now. Still, if the relationship truly is “irreparable,” the money shouldn’t matter.