Tuerk, who was selected as the No. 66 overall pick of the NFL draft, and he should fill a definite need for the Chargers as depth along the offensive line, a glaring weakness of the team one year ago.
If the Chargers elect to go with Matt Slauson as the starting center this season, the young Tuerk will have room to grow and develop behind him. That’s an ideal situation for the team as it will need much better play from the center position than it got out of Chris Watt last season.
The signing of Tuerk means the Chargers have inked all of their 2016 draft picks to contracts.