Here are the updates on DT Darius Philon, S Adrian Phillips, and the compensatory pick reward system in 2020:
Darius Philon, DT: Signs two-year, $10 mil deal with the Arizona Cardinals
General manager Tom Telesco regularly makes an effort to retain players that he brought in via the draft, so Philon’s departure comes as a surprise. The former sixth-round selection of the 2015 NFL Draft has improved in each of the past four years, and many expected him to return to the Chargers.
While losing a player in free agency is understandable (and normal), it’s hard to justify losing Philon and giving 34-year-old Brandon Mebane a similar two-year contract.