Joey Bosa, Khalil Mack agree to contract restructures to remain with Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers are keeping their pass rush duo together despite massive cap figures entering 2024.

Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack have agreed to restructured contracts, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday, per sources informed of the situation.

Bosa was due a $7 million roster bonus on Friday, putting a timeline on the decision with his contract.

Bosa's future remained in doubt this week after he played in just 14 games over the past two seasons, generated nine total sacks and was set to count $36.6 million against the salary cap. Since inking his massive five-year, $135 million extension in 2020, Bosa has tallied 27 total sacks in four seasons while missing 25 games. 

The Chargers could have saved roughly $14 million ($22 million in dead money) by cutting or trading Bosa but, instead, will keep him around while kicking the can down the road.

Likewise, Mack, an eight-time Pro Bowler, was a target for potential release given his team-high $38.5 million cap hit. Instead, the club restructured the deal to keep the edge rusher in town. Unlike Bosa, Mack is coming off a productive campaign, earning a career-high 17 sacks -- his first double-digit sack season since 2018.

Mack hasn't missed a game since joining the Chargers in 2022, but at 33 years old, it was possible the club could have decided to move on and save $23 million on the salary cap.

Instead, L.A. found a way to keep both its highly-paid edge rushers around, mitigating the bloodletting for Jim Harbaugh's new club after Wednesday's release of receiver Mike Williams.

Retaining Mack and Bosa ensures new defensive coordinator Jesse Minter will have an edge presence in Los Angeles as the Chargers ramp up a new regime.

On a top-heavy roster, L.A. was faced