The team placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on their star edge rusher Monday, but that was only the first step in what the team hopes will be a fruitful negotiation. At the NFL scouting combine on Thursday, General Manager Tom Telesco was optimistic about the Chargers’ chances to reach a long-term deal with Ingram – one of several players the team will try to retain.
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Chargers apply franchise tag to pass rusher Melvin Ingram, reports say
The fifth-year pass rusher won’t be hitting the free-agency market, but will get paid handsomely this season. The Chargers negated that option Monday by applying the franchise tag to their fifth-year pass rusher, as first reported by MMQB.com .