The Los Angeles Chargers have traded a linebacker, but it is not Khalil Mack. However, they traded Daiyan Henley to the Denver Broncos for a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick.

Henley was in the final year of his contract, so this was an ideal time to move on from him for Los Angeles, which is having a dumpster fire of a season as the only team in the NFL that has not won a game. 

Denver already had a stacked linebacker room with Alex Singleton, Justin Strnad, Jonathan Cooper, and Nik Bonito. Therefore, Henley would be more of a depth piece for the Broncos, especially given his performance so far this season. After solid seasons in 2024 and 2025, PFF has graded him as one of the worst linebackers in the NFL, despite his high snap count.

Trading multiple draft picks seems like a lot for Denver to give up for someone who presumably will not be a starter. However, they expect to get a fourth-round compensation pick for losing defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers, so they will still have a fourth-rounder in the upcoming draft.