Las Vegas Raiders: 3 new Los Angeles Chargers to worry about in 2021
By Brad Weiss
The Las Vegas Raiders will first take on the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4 on the road, and here are three new faces to worry about.
The Los Angeles Chargers hit the jackpot with their haul in the 2020 NFL Draft, bringing in a legitimate franchise quarterback, as well as a player at linebacker who has the potential to be an All-Pro one day. Justin Herbert stepped on the scene after a medical mixup with starter Tyrod Taylor and proceeded to go on to win the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year honor.
Linebacker Kenneth Murray was a great selection for the Chargers in the first round in 2020 as well, as they took the All-American linebacker from Oklahoma. Heading into that draft, Murray was viewed as arguably the best linebacker in the class, and he certainly played like it in Year 1, giving the Chargers a young star on that side of the ball.
For as well as the Chargers did in the draft, they still struggled to play consistent football, and that led to head coach Anthony Lynn getting fired. They have a new head coach at the helm in Brandon Staley and have done a nice job stacking talent this offseason, making them one of the media favorites to take a big step forward in 2021.
To do so, new faces will have to emerge once again, and in 2021, these are the three new players to be worried about.