{"id":448659,"date":"2026-08-31T06:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/448659\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T06:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:56:17","slug":"chargers-stick-with-trey-lance-as-backup-quarterback-on-53-man-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/448659\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers stick with Trey Lance as backup quarterback on 53-man roster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Chargers<\/a>\u2019 backup quarterback competition is over \u2014 for now.<\/p>\n

Despite DJ Uiagalelei<\/a> outperforming Trey Lance in Thursday\u2019s preseason finale against the Rams, the incumbent was named QB2 once again, as the Chargers announced their initial 53-man roster Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mindset has just been stacking days,\u201d Lance said. \u201cAs many days as I can have; good days that I could feel good about. Good reps [or] bad reps, I learn from them all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Choosing Lance, who is familiar with the role and offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel\u2019s system<\/a> from their shared time with the San Francisco 49ers, was one of several interesting roster moves the Chargers made on cut-down day.<\/p>\n

Most notably, punter and nine-year veteran JK Scott was released alongside running back Jaret Patterson.<\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be surprising if the Chargers brought Scott back this week. However, he had a rough preseason, in which he showed abysmal tackling effort and shanked a punt.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs competitors, yeah, I don\u2019t like seeing that on tape,\u201d special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken said.<\/p>\n

Patterson, meanwhile, couldn\u2019t crack a crowded running back room led by Omarion Hampton. Greg Desrosiers Jr. and Amar Johnson also didn\u2019t make the roster despite promising showings during the preseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I did everything I needed to do to kind of put all the teams on notice [and] put the front office here on notice,\u201d Desrosiers said after rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown against the Rams.<\/p>\n

Other intriguing players, such as wideout Dalevon Campbell, outside linebacker Kyle Kennard and linebacker Junior Colson, a third-round pick in 2024, were waived.<\/p>\n

Some \u201cbubble\u201d players, though, did make the cut; cornerback Rodney Shelley<\/a> is one of them.<\/p>\n

The undrafted rookie put a bow on a strong camp by earning five tackles and a pretty pass breakup against the Rams. Plus, the Chargers made room for him by trading cornerback Avery Smith to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2027 sixth-round pick. The Chargers also traded defensive lineman TeRah Ewards to the Carolina Panthers for a 2028 sixth-round draft pick.<\/p>\n

Jacob Spomer<\/a> is another undrafted rookie who will remain in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The offensive lineman impressed during training camp and adds depth after the Chargers assigned offensive lineman Branson Taylor to injury reserve alongside two-way trenches trooper Scott Matlock.<\/p>\n

Of course, some waived players could see extended opportunities with the Chargers through the practice squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t really think of anybody that I\u2019m going to tell their football lives are over to,\u201d Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Thursday. \u201cI can\u2019t think of one guy I\u2019d say that to. I just don\u2019t believe that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m probably going to put myself in their shoes and hopefully give them some great advice [on] what to do next. It\u2019s going to be said with encouragement and love, because I truly believe in them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chargers\u2019 backup quarterback competition is over \u2014 for now. Despite DJ Uiagalelei outperforming Trey Lance in Thursday\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[25037,1535,217,48,52,51,47,50,49,63,15256,122553,9442,177627,10947,6201,16713,19831,2429,63000,177626],"class_list":["post-448659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-charger","tag-chargers","tag-day","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-los-angeles-times","tag-notice","tag-offensive-lineman","tag-player","tag-preseason-finale","tag-rams","tag-room","tag-roster","tag-sixth-round-pick","tag-thursday","tag-trey-lance","tag-undrafted-rookie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}