COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley remembers one of the first conversations he had with defensive end Joey Bosa when the team selected him No. 3 overall in the 2016 draft.
Bradley was well aware of the immense talent the Ohio State product possessed, but what caught him off guard was Bosa's willingness to improve in the mental aspect of the game.
"That was the conversation we had," Bradley recalled. "I said, 'That's good, you'll get a chance to do that. We'll talk through some things, but I think it's just more that you play,' and I've seen him grow in that part -- just the way he talks, the way he is with his teammates, the way he goes about his business.