Just before the trade deadline this past season, the Chargers traded for Saints offensive tackle/guard Trevor Penning, sending back a late day-three pick in 2027. Penning never quite found his footing as a starter for the Chargers but he provided value as the team’s swing tackle in heavy personnel packages.
That little bit of impact he had on the running game was seemingly enough to earn him another contract with the Chargers. Per NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Bolts are inking a new one-year, $4.5 million deal with Penning to keep him in Los Angeles for another year.
Penning is a former first-round pick of the Saints back in 2022 out of the University of Northern Iowa. He started out as a tackle for New Orleans but was transitioned to guard during the 2024 season. He played left guard prior to being traded and saw time at both left tackle and right guard for the Chargers in the latter half of the season.
The Chargers need to reinforce their depth along with their starting lineup for 2026 and this is just one of those moves to make sure that there’s familiarity among the second- and third-stringers.
