EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Tuli Tuipulotu leads the Los Angeles Chargers with 10 sacks and 16 tackles for loss.

Those are not the only areas where Tuipulotu is guiding the Chargers, with their emerging star outside linebacker becoming more comfortable expressing himself in his third season.

Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter said Tuipulotu spoke to the defense prior to their 31-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, stressing the need to come out with the right mindset following an ugly loss in Jacksonville on Nov. 16 before their bye week.

Tuipulotu then led the way with two sacks and four tackles for loss as the Chargers (8-4) allowed a season-low 156 total yards.

“And when you speak that, and then you go out and play the way he played, that’s pretty cool, and that earns yourself a lot of resp

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