The Chargers only made the move to give Caleb Sturgis some time to rest a strained quadriceps but when he is back at full health, the team plans to keep both kickers on its active roster.
Badgley played at Miami in college and made 79.4 percent of his kicks during his time there. He made all five of his field-goal attempts during the preseason as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, but wasn’t really on the short list of free-agent kickers on the market.
The Chargers have tinkered with the kicking position, even if it hasn’t been by signing a new kicker.