The Chargers made one trade before Tuesday’s deadline. Los Angeles traded linebacker Daiyan Henley; however, a little over 24 hours later, the trade was no more.
The trade fell through because of concerns about his knee injury. The Broncos failed Henley in the physical, and the trade was ultimately rescinded.
According to head coach Jim Harbaugh, after the physical, the Broncos approached the Chargers to discuss an alternative version of the trade with less draft compensation.
Harbaugh revealed that the Chargers wouldn't budge, which ultimately caused the trade to fall through.
“The Broncos based a pass/fail on a medical grade, based on whether we would take on less compensation. And we wouldn't, and we didn’t," Harbaugh said.
"In my opinion, it's
one of those loopholes that the league should really look into because it sets a bad precedent and continues to set a bad precedent."
Denver had agreed to send a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick to the Chargers in exchange for Henley. The Broncos' revised trade terms gave Los Angeles the option of either a fourth-rounder and a seventh-rounder for Henley, or a fourth-rounder and another pick flip.
The Chargers' brass did not budge.
Henley is back with the Chargers, and the Broncos are without a linebacker upgrade.
This article originally appeared on Chargers Wire: Jim Harbaugh explains why Chargers walked away from revised Daiyan Henley trade
