The Los Angeles Chargers revealed on Wednesday that they have signed a player selected in the first round by their opponent, the Las Vegas Raiders. The Chargers are making this move in an effort to strengthen their offensive line ahead of the 2019 campaign.
The offensive line of the Los Angeles Chargers is becoming better.Throughout his career, Leatherwood has started 17 of his 21 games with the Raiders, Bears, and Cleveland Browns. Las Vegas selected Leatherwood in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he started all 17 of the Raiders’ regular-season games (four at right tackle and thirteen at right guard), and he contributed to the team’s postseason success. For the team’s AFC Wild Card game against Cincinnati, he started at right guard.
During his final season at the University of Alabama in 2020, Leatherwood was unanimously selected to the first team of the All-American team. He also earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference accolades for the second consecutive year. As a senior, he played left tackle for the offensive line that was named the nation’s top offensive line unit by the Joe Moore Award.
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