{"id":912947,"date":"2026-06-08T02:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/912947\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:33:20","slug":"chargers-rumors-la-chargers-eye-trade-for-former-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/912947\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers Rumors: LA Chargers Eye Trade for Former Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speculation is swirling around the Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClC-6aea5xRbqu0qAR127Sg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chargers<\/a>&#8216; running back room, with trade rumors heating up for former starter Kimani Vidal. Bleacher Report recently placed Vidal on the trading block, suggesting a potential departure from the Chargers&#8217; roster. With new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel&#8217;s preference for speed and the recent signing of Keaton Mitchell, Vidal could find himself as the odd man out in the team&#8217;s evolving offensive scheme. Despite a solid 2025 season where he rushed for 643 yards, the Chargers might be looking to move Vidal if he falls out of favor, potentially dropping him to third on the depth chart. This potential &#8220;big move&#8221; raises questions about General Manager Joe Hortiz&#8217;s strategy and the future of the Chargers&#8217; backfield.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fanatics.93n6tx.net\/1G5aKz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chargers shirts<\/a> from the Chat Sports shop &#8211; t-shirts, hats and more NFL fan merchandise<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Hv2foKf6v7w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BIG MOVE COMING? LA Chargers Rumored To Be Trading Away Former Starter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This video dives into the latest LA Chargers trade rumors, specifically addressing running back Kimani Vidal&#8217;s future with the team. With Bleacher Report listing Vidal as a potential trade candidate, the discussion explores why he might be on the move. The Chargers&#8217; recent signing of Keaton Mitchell and Offensive Coordinator Mike McDaniel&#8217;s preference for speed could make Vidal the odd man out, prompting speculation about a potential trade in the 2026 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@chargerstv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chargers rumors<\/a> &amp; news is available 24\/7, 365 on Chargers Now by Chat Sports &#8211; subscribe!<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"back-to-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chatsports.com\/los-angeles-chargers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n      Back to the Los Angeles Chargers Newsfeed<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speculation is swirling around the Los Angeles Chargers&#8216; running back room, with trade rumors heating up for former&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":912948,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2064],"tags":[241,7,1014,262,2444,2443,6],"class_list":["post-912947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-chargers","tag-chargers","tag-football","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleschargers","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116712151674841163","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/912948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}