Source: Chargers to release Mekhi Becton in cost-cutting move

The Los Angeles Chargers plan to release guard Mekhi Becton in a move that can save them $9.7 million towards the wage cap, a supply informed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Becton struggled final season after becoming a member of the Chargers on a two-year, $20 million deal final March. The six-year veteran battled accidents all through the season and voiced his frustration with the Chargers at one level final November.

The Chargers already entered the offseason with a projected $86 million in wage cap house and are anticipated to actively rebuild their inside offensive line, the place they will even have to change retired heart Bradley Bozeman.

The 6-foot-7, 363-pound Becton appeared in 15 video games — 14 begins — final season with the Chargers. A primary-round draft choice of the Jets in 2020, he struggled via 4 injury-plagued seasons in New York earlier than having fun with a revival in 2024 with the Super Bowl champion Eagles.