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Syracuse Football: Former Orange standouts are getting after it in the NFL preseason

Former Syracuse football star linebacker Marlowe Wax and other 'Cuse alumni fared well in recent days as the NFL held preseason games.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Chargers won at home over New Orleans, 27-13. For the Chargers, the 6-foot-1, 236-pound Wax had himself a day. Per ESPN, he tallied nine total tackles, nine solo tackles, one sack, one tackle for a loss and one quarterback hit.

Following the 2025 NFL Draft in April of this year, Wax signed with Los Angeles as an undrafted free agent. His Chargers' teammate is former Orange All-American tight end Oronde Gadsden II, who was picked by Los Angeles in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, at No.