Derwin James and Nasir Adderley in the same secondary, along with Casey Hayward had many fans believing the Chargers could have the league’s best secondary. Instead, Adderley and James didn’t play a single down together this season.
James was placed on injured reserve before the season started with a foot stress fracture and though he returned later in the season, by that time, Adderley had been placed on injured reserve.
Adderley’s rookie season was disappointing, much more so in many ways than that of first-round pick Jerry Tillery, who earned a D grade on our year-end rookie report card.