Chargers veteran is plummeting from fan favorite to concerning question mark

Alohi Gilman is learning firsthand how quickly a player can go from a cult hero to someone who is viewed as a liability. After his slow start to the 2025 season, LA Chargers fans are starting to view the safety as the latter. Gilman, taken in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, became a massive fan favorite as his role with the Chargers started to grow. By the time he became a free agent in 2024, Gilman established himself as someone the Bolts couldn't afford to let go — even with a new regime in the front office. The former Notre Dame star is in the second year of the two-year deal he signed 18 months ago and Chargers fans have shifted their perspective. Gilman has struggled early in 2025, culminating in an awful snap where he got caught looking at a play-fake, leaving Courtland Sutton completely undefended on a 52-yard passing touchdown. One bad rep isn't the sole reason for fans changing their tune about Gilman, this is simply the defining moment of what fans view as an underwhelming start to the seaso