The Chargers still haven't paid Tuli Tuipulotu. Will Los Angeles extend him before its Aug 13 preseason opener?

The Los Angeles Chargers had not signed edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu to a contract extension by the team's Aug. 13, 2026 preseason opener. Tuipulotu, a 2023 second-round pick entering the final year of his rookie deal ($6.2 million 2026 cap hit), spent much of training camp in a partial "hold-in," working through individual drills and walkthroughs on the practice-field periphery while sitting out 11-on-11 team periods at points as his representatives and the Chargers front office negotiated. Coming off a 2025 season in which he posted 13.5 sacks and made the Pro Bowl, Tuipulotu told reporters in mid-August that the process had been frustrating to watch from the sideline but that he would let his agents handle talks and planned to play the 2026 season even without a new deal. Spotrac projected he could command a deal in the range of four years and $75 million, with some reports suggesting a ceiling above $100 million given the market set by extensions for comparable young pass rushers on the Bears, Ravens and Texans. No agreement was reached before kickoff of the preseason opener. The community's prediction of 0% Yes matched the actual outcome: no extension.