Source – Chargers agree to 1-year deal with CB Kristian Fulton،
The Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to a one-year deal with former Tennessee Titans cornerback Kristian Fulton, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Fulton was hoping to prepare for a big payday entering his fourth season in 2023, but those aspirations were cut short by hamstring and groin injuries that kept him out of six games, leaving him ultimately led to being placed on season-ending injured reserve. December.
Fulton, who turns 25 in September, showed glimpses of his potential against the Pittsburgh Steelers last season when he held George Pickens to two catches for minus-1 yards. He finished the season with no interceptions and five passes defended.
Injuries plagued his four years with the Titans, as he missed 23 games. When healthy, Fulton is a willing tackle against the run and has the versatility to play the nickel and outside cornerback spots.
The Titans selected Fulton in the second round of the 2020 draft out of LSU, where he won a national championship over Houston Texans cornerback Derek Stingley in 2019.
In four seasons in the NFL, Fulton appeared in 42 games with 37 starts and totaled 150 tackles, 1 sack, 4 interceptions and 25 passes defended.
The Chargers secondary was the Achilles heel of this defense last season. The starting cornerback position opposite Asante Samuel Jr. was something of a revolving door throughout the season, with Michael Davis, JC Jackson and Deane Leonard all starting at different times due to different deficiencies. The Chargers finished the season allowing 249.8 yards per game, which ranked 29th in the NFL and their highest since 2013.
Fulton is the first cornerback the Chargers have signed this offseason and will likely compete for the starting spot with players the Chargers add via the draft and free agency. Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz told reporters that cornerback is a position he will “never stop pursuing.”
I've been on teams where you start the year with six good corners,” Hortiz said, “and you end the year signing guys in December, who come in and start in two weeks. It's therefore an important position.”
The NFL Network was first to report the deal.
ESPN's Turron Davenport and Kris Rhim contributed to this report.
