The Los Angeles Chargers recently handed out a massive extension to defensive end Joey Bosa, but this might not be the end of their spending spree in 2020. According to NFL Network, Chargers’ Pro Bowl outside linebacker Melvin Ingram also wants a new deal, deciding to sit out team practices until he gets one.
Ingram is reportedly coming to Charger’s practices, but he isn’t participating in them. The 31-year-old OL is entering the last year of his four-year, $64-million deal in 2020.
Asked about Ingram, Chargers’ head coach Anthony Lynn didn’t want to comment on the issue and simply said it’s “company business.”
“I’m just gonna leave it at that because I don’t have to talk about it right now, you know what I mean?” said Lynn via LA Times. “Gotta lot of other things I gotta get done, and I don’t really want to spend a lot of time talking about that.”
Melvin Ingram spent his entire career with the Chargers, who drafted him 18th overall in 2012. Although he dealt with inconsistency and injuries during his first three seasons in the league, Ingram established himself as a reliable piece in the team’s defense since then.
Since 2015, Ingram only missed three games while racking up 43.0 sacks and 272 tackles. He also made the Pro Bowl each season in the past three years.
