The Los Angeles Chargers were prepared to select Tua Tagovailoa if Justin Herbert was already off the board.

"Yeah, we felt great about both guys," Tom Telesco said. "Well, actually, we felt great about all three quarterbacks that went in the top six. All three are going to be really good players in this league, and it's a comforting factor to know. We hope we don't pick sixth very often. If we do, I won't be making very many picks here. (So) in a pick this high, if there's a potential down-the-road franchise quarterback there that you like, you have to take him."

The Chargers decided not to trade up because of how close they had the quarterbacks on their board.

Anthony Lynn says Tyrod Taylor is in the driver's seat when it comes to the starting quarterback job, but the Los Angeles Chargers will hold a competition at the position.

L.A. used the sixth overall pick on Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert last week.

"We're going into this thing: Day 1, Tyrod Taylor's going to be starting it off," Lynn said. "He's earned that right. His teammates respect the hell out of him, he's a leader on this football team. Our young quarterback's gonna learn a lot from Tyrod Taylor. Tyrod Taylor's one of the most respected players on our team, and he doesn't say a whole lot either. . . . [But] it's a competition, bro. There's a competition at every position, not just this one. I can't just say Tyrod's gonna be the starting quarterback for the whole year if this young man goes in there and wins the job."

An unusual offseason may make it harder for Herbert to start immediately as a rookie.

The New England Patriots traded out of the first round, sending the No. 23 pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for picks No. 37 and No. 71.

The Chargers used the selection on Kenneth Murray, linebacker out of Oklahoma.

The Chargers valued Murray as roughly equivalent of the 11th overall pick based on what they gave up to the Patriots.

Melvin Gordon has moved onto the Denver Broncos and the running back is "looking forward" to playing the Los Angeles Chargers twice a year.

"Ah man, I'm looking forward to it," Gordon said. "I'm definitely looking forward to it."

He reached a two-year, $16 million deal with the Broncos.

"I just thought I'd be a good fit. I played against them twice a year, so I kinda seen how they used [Phillip] Lindsay, they like to run the ball. I felt it was a great opportunity there. I felt it was a good organization," Gordon said.

"Everyone knows the Denver Broncos. Everybody knows that's a good organization. I just thought it could help boost my career and give me a fresh start."

Hunter Henry has signed his franchise tender with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to a source.

The tight end will earn $10.6 million on the one-year deal, which makes him the NFL's highest-paid at the position.

The Chargers and Henry can continue to negotiate a long-term extension until the July 15 deadline.

Both the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams will be featured on 'Hard Knocks' this summer, according to league sources.

It will mark the first time two teams are featured on the series and assumes that the NFL will hold training camps as scheduled.

The announcement had been scheduled to be made at last week's NFL annual meeting, but the meeting was canceled because of the pandemic.

A number of teams have been in contact with Jordan Love, who is believed to be rising on draft boards with the draft approaching.

The New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts have been in touch with Love via FaceTime and other virtual methods.

Love could go anywhere from the top-10 through the back half of the first round.