It’s not unprecedented, it’s just not usually done that way for top 10 picks. Of course part of this is the team. Because the Chargers stink when they do something unusual everybody figures it’s dumb. If this was the Pats were holding this line everybody would be talking about how smart they are for not doing the usual thing.
They’re perfectly willing to abide by the terms of a first round draft pick, they just don’t want to take more risk for a higher salary player than they’d normally do for a lower salary player. It’s actually kind of reasonable for a team that’s going to pay more signing bonus to not also want less ability to recoup.
No, it has nothing to do with the Chargers stinking. Because many teams stink, but the Chargers are the ONLY team that pulls these shenanigans.
I don't really know anything about Bosa, but can you tell me why he alone deserves to make this concession out of all the first round picks since the current iteration of the agreement in 2011? Why should he be singles out? This year's 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. overall picks didn't have to concede this, so why should he?