EL SEGUNDO — Oronde Gadsden was the Chargers’ fifth-round draft pick in April, a versatile tight end they projected to be the sort of playmaker they lacked during Jim Harbaugh’s first season as coach , someone capable of rocketing to the top of the depth chart after only a few games in the NFL.

Kimani Vidal was the Chargers’ sixth-round selection in 2024, a running back who could give them depth at a position that had been very productive with Austin Ekeler at that spot during the regime of Tom Telesco as the team’s general manager and Brandon Staley as its coach.

Gadsden, 22, was a standout wide receiver and tight end at Syracuse University.

Vidal, 24, was a superb rusher at Troy University in Troy, Alabama.

Gadsden, the son of an NFL wide receiver of the same name , made an exc

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