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Chargers have drafted well in first round under GM Tom Telesco, but look at the rest

The Chargers have missed the playoffs in each of the last three years, are seven games below .500 since the end of the 2018 season and finished 2021 by losing three of four. But when it comes to the NFL draft, their two most recent top picks were three-touchdown victories. Justin Herbert and Rashawn Slater represent two of the greatest personnel triumphs of general manager Tom Telesco's ...
In this photo from March 1, 2022, Tom Telesco, general manager of the Los Angeles Chargers speaks to reporters during the NFL Draft Combine at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Chargers have missed the playoffs in each of the last three years, are seven games below .500 since the end of the 2018 season and finished 2021 by losing three of four.

But when it comes to the NFL draft, their two most recent top picks were three-touchdown victories.

Justin Herbert and Rashawn Slater represent two of the greatest personnel triumphs of general manager Tom Telesco's career. Two of most fortunate, as well.

In 2020, Miami could have drafted Herbert at No. 5 — one spot ahead of

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