The Chargers released left tackle King Dunlap and right guard D.J. Fluker in the beginning of the offseason. Now, left guard Orlando Franklin is getting the boot, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to NFL.com, the Chargers saved $2.8 million in cap space but lost $4.8 million in dead money.
Franklin signed a five-year, $36.5 million deal ($16.5 million guaranteed) with San Diego in the 2015 offseason. In Franklin’s final year in Denver, Pro Football Focus noted that he was one of three guards who allowed one or fewer sacks with 600-plus pass blocks.