Northwestern tackle Rashawn Slater, right, holds a team jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ... [+] after the Los Angeles Chargers selected him with the 13th pick in the NFL football draft on Thursday in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ASSOCIATED PRESSThe Los Angeles Chargers continued their offseason push to upgrade their offensive line by selecting Northwestern left tackle Rashawn Slater with their first pick in Thursday’s NFL draft. “We want to be a line-of-scrimmage team,” new Chargers coach Brandon Staley said. He’s not only the final link of the Chargers’ overhaul up front, but he’ll be guarding prized young quarterback Justin Herbert’s blindside. That he did so on draft night in a power blue suit (wink, wink to the Chargers) wasn’t lost on Slater or the team.

Source: Forbes April 30, 2021 17:52 UTC