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The Los Angeles Chargers brought back veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen on a one-year deal worth $8.5 million for the 2025 campaign.
The move worked out for the Chargers, as Allen was the second-leading receiver on the team with 81 receptions (which led the team in receptions) for 777 yards and four touchdowns. Allen, 34, remains unsigned in free agency during training camp.
A reunion with Allen or the addition of another veteran receiver for quarterback Justin Herbert appears to be off the table for Los Angeles.
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Per Dan Graziano of ESPN, the Chargers like what they have in the receiver room, with Brenen Thompson, a fourth-round pick in this year's draft, showing promise in training camp.
"Don't expect another late-offseason veteran wide receiver addition like the one the Chargers made last year when they brought back Keenan Allen," Graziano wrote. "They feel great about what rookie receiver Brenen Thompson has shown in camp and the improvements they've seen from Quentin Johnston, Tre' Harris and Derius Davis.
"They also still have Ladd McConkey, whom (offensive coordinator Mike) McDaniel plans to make liberal use of as a do-everything receiver. McDaniel told me Johnston, McConkey, Harris and KeAndre Lambert-Smith were all receivers he had targeted in the draft when he was in Miami."
While a player like Allen might help for the postseason, the Chargers need to develop some of their younger receivers.
In April, the Chargers picked up the fifth-year option for Johnston, so the 2023 first-round pick needs to have a big year before negotiating for a contract extension during the 2027 offseason. He had his best year in 2025, when he recorded 51 receptions for 735 yards and eight touchdowns.
McConkey regressed last season, but still led the Chargers in receiving with 66 receptions for 789 yards and six touchdowns.
Without a veteran on the field to eat up targets, Johnston and McConkey could be poised for a breakout season.
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