2020 Los Angeles Chargers season


The 2020 season is the Los Angeles Chargers' 51st in the National Football League, their 61st overall, their fifth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their fourth under head coach Anthony Lynn. It will also mark the Chargers' first season playing their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, after using Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as their temporary home stadium for the previous three seasons. The team will attempt to improve on its 5–11 season from the previous year and return to the playoffs. This will also be the Chargers' first season since 2007 with new uniforms, which were unveiled on April 21, 2020. The uniforms are somewhat similar in design to the ones they donned from 1988 to 2006.
After mutually agreeing that he wouldn't be resigned by the Chargers, this will be the first season since 2003 that quarterback Philip Rivers won't be on the roster and the first since 2005 that Rivers won't be the starting quarterback. Rivers led the Chargers to 6 playoff appearances and starting every game since September 11, 2006, Rivers is currently second in most consecutive starts by a quarterback in the NFL, only behind Brett Favre, whom started 297 regular season games from 1992 to 2010.

Offseason

Signings

Departures

Draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
16Justin HerbertQBOregon
123Kenneth MurrayLBOklahoma
4112Joshua KelleyRBUCLA
5151Joe ReedWRVirginia
6186Alohi GilmanSNotre Dame
7220K. J. HillWROhio State

Undrafted free agents

PlayerPositionCollegeNotes
Asmar BilalLBNotre Dame
Darius BradwellRBTulane
John BrannonCBWestern Carolina
Cole ChristiansenLBArmy
Jeff CottonWRIdaho
Joshua DunlopGUTSA
Breiden FehokoNTLSU
Romeo FinleyLBMiami
Joe GazianoDENorthwestern
Nate GilliamGWake Forest
Bobby HollyFBLouisiana Tech
Jesse LemonierDELiberty
Kevin McGillCBEastern Michigan
Gabe NabersFBFlorida State
Jared RiceTEFresno State
Ryan RobertsTFlorida State
Dalton SchoenWRKansas State
T.J. SmithDTArkansas
Donte VaughnCBNotre Dame

Staff

Current roster

Preseason cancellation

The Chargers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regular season

Schedule

The Chargers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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