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Why the Chargers traded Keenan Allen after a career-best year

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LOS ANGELES -- Keenan Allen planned to retire with the Los Angeles Chargers.

It's the only team the wide receiver had known for his first 11 seasons in the NFL. He was drafted in the third round by the Chargers in 2011 and was the team's longest-tenured player. It's why, following the conclusion of the 2023 season, Allen stood in one corner of the team's locker room with a confident smirk as reporters peppered him with questions about his future.

By that point, the Chargers were projected to be $27.