Good morning, Chargers fans!<\/p>\n
Thursday brought with it the first day of full pads for the Bolts. Normally on this day, the defense has the better performance over the offense as it\u2019s just easier to flip that switch in regards to full contact, and that\u2019s exactly what happened with Chris O\u2019Leary\u2019s unit.<\/p>\n
One of the biggest standouts of the day was defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe, a third-year player who broke out with six sacks to rank third on the team in 2025. O\u2019Leary described Eboigbe as one of those types of players who will always \u201ctry to be at their best\u201d every day. Even as a backup, Eboigbe found a way to be an impact player last season and it \u2018s already looking like he wants to take yet another step forward in 2026.<\/p>\n
And now for today\u2019s links.<\/p>\n
Intensity at Chargers training camp picked up with full pads<\/a> on Thursday (Chargers.com)<\/p>\n Bleacher Report ranks Derwin James<\/a> as a top-five defensive player in the NFL (Chargers.com)<\/p>\n A pair of safeties<\/a> stood out on day eight of Chargers training camp (Chargers Wire)<\/p>\n Jahmyr Gibbs<\/a> and the Lions agreed to a massive contract extension (CBS Sports)<\/p>\n Sean McVay says Aaron Donald<\/a> looked \u201coutstanding\u201d during his workout (ESPN)<\/p>\n The Bills and OG O\u2019Cyrus Torrence<\/a> agreed to a massive contract extension (Bleacher Report)<\/p>\n