The Chargers have come away empty-handed after the NFL waiver claims deadline.
Los Angeles was one of 16 teams that did not acquire a player after the initial 53-man roster cuts.
When an NFL team is not awarded any waiver claims, it means that none of the players they attempted to claim off the waiver wire were given to them by the league.
There are a multitude of reasons for this to happen. The first is that a higher-priority team claimed a player the Chargers may have wanted first. If multiple teams submit a claim for the exact same waived player, the NFL awards the player to a team with the highest waiver priority, which is based on the inverse of the draft order at this time of the year.
Another possibility is that the Chargers didn't submit
any claims. General manager Joe Hortiz and the front office may have chosen not to put any waiver claims at all, deciding to stick with their current roster or wait for a player to clear waivers completely.
The latter of those possibilities seems the least likely, as the offensive line needs some tweaks.
Los Angeles' interior offensive line remains a bit shaky with the 2026 season approaching. There are a ton of question marks regarding that area of the team, as the Chargers are relying on young, unproven players or on veterans who have bounced around the league.
That's not the position the Chargers want to be in, considering the interior line struggles they endured last season. Although they revamped their offense this offseason, they struggled to make a meaningful improvement for Justin Herbert.
Time will tell how it all plays out, but things don't look particularly promising in that regard.
This article originally appeared on Chargers Wire: Chargers not awarded any waiver claims after 53-man roster cuts
