The Chargers announced five team captains for the 2019 NFL season, each of them representing different positions and consisting of players all over the age of 30. The team has filled their roster with talented youth, but they still value the experience of true veterans.
All five players are deserving of their title; however, let’s consider five other players who are also deserving of being a captain for the Chargers. The following player swaps are not exactly one-to-one comparisons, meaning I don’t believe that one is better than the other or necessarily more deserving. But they are deserving in their own right:
- Philip Rivers, replaced with: Casey Hayward
- Brandon Mebane, replaced with: Michael Badgley
- Thomas Davis, replaced with: Keenan Allen
- Mike Pouncey, replaced with: Austin Ekeler
- Melvin Ingram, replaced with: Desmond King
Hayward has been as consistent as they come, playing in 48 of a possible 48 games for the Chargers since joining the team in 2016.