Overview
- The Chargers, who exercised the option Tuesday, keep Quentin Johnston under team control through the 2027 season.
- Reports differ on the 2027 salary for the option year, with one citing $18.1 million and another listing $16.5 million based on Spotrac.
- General manager Joe Hortiz recently said he had not fielded or made trade calls on Johnston and praised the receiver’s growth.
- Johnston rebounded from a rough 2023 rookie year to log eight touchdowns in both 2024 and 2025 and cut his drops last season.
- By choosing the option over an extension before the early‑May deadline, Los Angeles locks in a guaranteed fifth‑year salary and buys more evaluation time.