The Chargers reduced their roster to the NFL limit of 53 on Saturday. The following players were waived:
- WR Rasheed Bailey (waived injured)
- QB - Mike Bercovici
- T - Brett Boyko
- CB - Richard Crawford
- OLB - Ben Gardner
- RB - Gus Johnson
- DT - Kamal Johnson
- G-T - Marcel Jones
- S - Adrian McDonald
- DT - Chuka Ndulue
- OLB Shaq Petteway (waived-injured)
- WR-KR Deandre Reaves
- ILB - James Ross
- CB - Larry Scott
- TE - Tim Semisch
- FB - Chris Swain
- G - Vi Teofilo
- OLB - James Vaughters
- TE - Matt Weiser
- WR - Dom Williams
- CB - Trevor Williams
Actually, the roster currently sits at 54. The Chargers received a special exception to keep defensive lineman Joey Bosa after his long contract holdout.
If none of the waived players is picked up by another team the Chargers will have the option of putting him on the 10-man practice squad.
San Diego is also monitoring moves made around the league to see if they want to add anyone released by another team.
Running back Chris Swain, a recent graduate of the Naval Academy, is a player who became a fan favorite who would be a strong practice squad candidate. He scored his first NFL touchdown on Thursday night against the 49ers.
