Eric Weddle slams Chargers on Twitter

Baltimore Ravens safety Eric Weddle roasted his former team on Twitter after the Chargers released King Dunlap. 

The Los Angeles Chargers have a history of letting go of some pretty good players. Drew Brees is one of them. One could argue leaving the Chargers was the best thing to happen to his career, as most of his success has come with the New Orleans Saints.

Another player who has seen success away from San Diego is Baltimore Ravens safety Eric Weddle. He’s not afraid to be vocal on Twitter. So when the Chargers released his former teammate King Dunlap, Weddle let them have it.

Shots fired from the former Chargers safety. Weddle does have a point, though. The Chargers have a history of letting some very good players go. It’s been going on for quite some time, but recently, it’s been getting even worse. They spend money to keep the wrong guys. While there are exceptions, generally the Chargers haven’t been doing a good job keeping their best players.

Immediately after leaving San Diego, Weddle was graded by Pro Football Focus as the top safety in the NFL. Despite having to play free safety and often taking on tight ends in coverage, the natural strong safety was outstanding for the Ravens. It must be tough for Chargers fans to see a former player roasting their favorite team, but he’s not wrong.

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Los Angeles is not a forgiving sports town. They demand results. In order to compete with the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Rams, the Chargers will have to field a competitive team. This is hard to do when you keep letting solid team players like Weddle and Dunlap go. Dunlap should be able to help a contender out, though he has significant concussion issues.