Chargers Rookie Joey Bosa Signs Four-Year Deal

BY ESPN

A month-long ordeal ended Monday, when San Diego Chargers rookie first-round selection Joey Bosa signed a four-year deal with the team.

Scheduled to report on July 29, Bosa remained unsigned for 31 days before coming to an agreement.

Bosa is at Chargers Park and will practice on Tuesday, but a team official told ESPN's Adam Schefter that the Ohio State product will not play in San Diego's final preseason game on Thursday against the San Francisco 49ers.

Selected No. 3 overall by the Chargers in this year's draft, Bosa remained unsigned for over a month, the longest a rookie has withheld his services under the league's newest collective bargaining agreement established in 2011.

"We look forward to having Joey join us and getting him prepared as quickly as possible for the 2016 season," said general manager Tom Telesco in a statement.

Things turned ugly last week in the contract disagreement, with the team pulling what it called its best offer when Bosa declined to accept it.

The Chargers' latest offer included paying 85 percent of the signing bonus by December, with the rest paid out in March. Bosa's camp reportedly wanted all of the $17 million paid out by December, or the removal of offset language.

Chicago Bears

There is no denying how poorly the Bears performed against Kansas City over the weekend. But instead of panicking, the Bears plan to use their two-day practice window as a pick-me-up before the games count for real next week. "I don't care how many days it is that we have to practice, you've got to take advantage of it," Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan said. "I know it's a short week or whatever, but at the same time, we've got to take advantage of it. We're not out here too many times, so you've got to make them count. Great defenses, great teams make them count. When you're out here flying around and you know what you are doing, you do it fast." Tight end Zach Miller and receiver Eddie Royal are expected to practice on Tuesday, but it's unknown whether the veterans will play in Thursday's preseason finale. -- Jeff Dickerson

Indianapolis Colts

The Colts are again dealing with tight end Dwayne Allen being dinged up. That's the last thing they can afford. Allen was given a rest day from practice on Friday, then played in Saturday's preseason game against Philadelphia. But Allen returned to the sideline on Monday because of soreness in his hip. He has missed 21 games over the past three seasons. The Colts only have Jack Doyle and Erik Swoope, who is a former college basketball player, behind Allen on the depth chart. -- Mike Wells