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Rashawn Slater has been one of the best left tackles in the NFL, and the Los Angeles chargers reward him as such.
Chargers and Slater accepted a four-year contract extension of $ 114 million, according to ESPN, making him the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL story. Los Angeles confirmed the deal on Sunday, although the financial details were not involved in the message.
Slater’s contract also includes $ 92 million in guaranteed money.
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Los Angeles Chargers Offensive Tackle Rashawn Slater (70) Against Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Revilas-prescribed images)
Slater was entering the last year of his rookie contract, which included a fifth year’s opportunity, the 13th total election in 2021.
That’s what slater should play on this year, with potentially free agency threatening after that. It was an option for $ 19 million for the 2025 season, but Chargers made sure Justin Herbert’s Blindside Protector was pasted in the long term.
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Choosing Slater immediately paid off when he was appointed other team All-Pro during his rookie year. However, a bicep injury held him most of the 2022 season, where he would only play three games on the charger’s line.
Since then, however, Slater played a whole season in 2023 and 15 games last year when he was named his second Pro Bowl team.
Los Angeles Chargers Tackle Rashawn Slater (70) under AFC Practice for Pro Bowl games at Camping World Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Preferred Pictures)
But while Slater’s passport protection is the key to a functional charging violation, Greg Roman’s group is also strongly engaged in the Run game. Slater is also very skilled in this aspect of the game.
Slater owns a Pro Football Focus Run block class of 82.8, which ranks fifth among 140 eligible tackles. His passport block quality of 90.4 ranked third among these 140 tackles as well.
In the race, charging Rookie Omarion Hampton and veteran Najee Harris, who joins Froyet, has joined the JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards had the workload in 2024. Los Angeles also recently signed Nyheim Hines, which may also be versatile in the passport.
Los Angeles Chargers Offensive Tackle Rashawn Slater (70) Against Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Revilas-prescribed images)
With chargers, only 20 ranked in total offense per Fight (324.2 Yards), they hope to build Jim Harbaugh’s debut season as the main coach and have slats in the building long -term and answer what could have been a threatening question on the way into week 1.
