Chargers add defensive depth by signing edge rusher Bud Dupree

The chargers continued to add to their depth on Saturday, signing edge rusher Bud Dupreeannounced the team.

A veteran entering his 10th season, Dupree gives the Chargers another option along with Tuli Tuipulotu behind starters Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa.

Acquiring depth and increasing competition have been two of the coach’s consistent talking points Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz since both joined the Chargers just over three months ago.

Dupree, 31, had 6.5 sacks and 39 tackles in 16 games last season with Atlanta. A first-round pick (22nd overall) out of Pittsburgh in 2015, he spent six years with the Steelers before going to Tennessee for two seasons.

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Starting 99 of his 119 NFL games, Dupree had his most productive year in 2019, when he finished with 11.5 sacks and forced four fumbles for Pittsburgh.

The Chargers had hoped to form a strong duo with Mack and Bosa coming off the cap since trading for Mack in March 2022. But Bosa has been limited to nine games over the past two seasons because of injury.

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