The Los Angeles Chargers plan to release guard Mekhi Becton in a move that will save them $9.7 million against the salary cap, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Becton struggled last season after joining the Chargers on a two-year, $20 million deal last March. The six-year veteran battled injuries throughout the season and voiced his frustration with the Chargers at one point last November.
The Chargers already entered the offseason with a projected $86 million in salary cap space and are expected to actively rebuild their interior offensive line, where they also will have to replace retired center Bradley Bozeman.
The 6-foot-7, 363-pound Becton appeared in 15 games — 14 starts — last season with the Chargers. A first-round draft selection of the Jets in 2020, he struggled through four injury-plagued seasons in New York before enjoying a revival in 2024 with the Super Bowl champion Eagles.