The Los Angeles Chargers came up short in their quest to reach the Super Bowl this past season. But let one Chargers player tell it, perhaps the whole thing was by design.
Drake Maye had an MVP-caliber regular season, but as we reminded earlier Sunday he hasn't faced a ball-hawking defense like the Los Angeles Chargers all season.
After the Chargers improved to 10-4, Los Angeles linebacker Daiyan Henley spoke with Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated about the Mahomes injury that will be responsible for one of the most-discussed NFL-related storylines of 2026.
As franchises prepare wish lists for their next hires, numerous cautionary tales exist. Here are the worst head-coaching tenures since the 1970 merger.
Washington State awaits their upcoming bowl game, but its alumni were still in action throughout the Sunday slate. With all the week's games now concluded,
Daiyan Henley played just one season under Brandon Staley and has made it clear at every turn that he is glad the LA Chargers moved on to hire Jim Harbaugh.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to 5-4 on Sunday night as the group lost to the Los Angeles Chargers by a score of 25-10. The game was a disaster for Pittsburgh as the offense could barely do anything throughout the entire night.
This season has really put LA Chargers LB Daiyan Henley to the test. Back in September, he played through illness as the Chargers defeated the Las Vegas Raiders.
Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley received news that nobody ever wants to hear. He lost a close relative, his brother, this past Friday night.
The Los Angeles Chargers travelled to Nashville early on Halloween where they will take on the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. News broke on Saturday that tragedy had struck the Chargers family the night before.
The Los Angeles Chargers, in recent memory, have been disappointing, being 4-3 after starting 3-0. This portion of the season has been riddled with injuries, eventually mounting to be too much for the Bolts to continue the ship forward to victories.
Daiyan Henley emerged as one of the leaders of the LA Chargers' defense in his sophomore season in 2024. After making the jump to a Pro Bowl-caliber player in his second season, many fans thought Henley could make the jump to being an All-Pro in 2025.
When you cover one team for nearly a decade, you're bound to get some takes wrong. While everyone has their own grocery list of bad takes that age poorly with the benefit of hindsight, my not-so-complimentary takes on Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley have particularly aged horribly.
The Los Angeles Chargers have a star at linebacker. Daiyan Henley is emerging as a force on the defensive end, showcasing elite tackling and ball-hawking skills.
As the Los Angeles Chargers prepare for their second-straight appearance on prime time, taking the field against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Sin City, Jim Harbaugh may be without one of his best defensive players, as linebacker Daiyan Henley has been downgraded to questionable for the contest.
Robert Mays of The Athletic believes Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley is on the verge of a breakout season. “And so, when you look at this collection of players they’ve drafted on defense over the last few years—Derrick mentioned Daiyan Henley—I think he’s probably the best candidate to take that next step.
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Daiyan Henley played just 53 defensive snaps as a rookie. By his second season, the 2023 third-round pick moved into the Chargers’ defensive signal-caller role as an every-down linebacker — for a defense that made a substantial leap.
After a quiet rookie campaign, Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley emerged in 2024 as one of the defense’s most productive players—and he’s already setting the bar higher for 2025.
During a recent episode of The Athletic Football Show, host Derrick Klassen and Diante Lee from The Ringer discussed several defensive players they believe can take the next step to becoming top players at their positions next season, including Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley.
Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley quietly had a breakout season in 2024. A third-round pick by Los Angeles in the 2023 NFL Draft, Henley was mostly a special teams contributor during his rookie season.
The LA Chargers have a big offseason ahead as the team looks to build on the foundation that was laid in 2024 under Jim Harbaugh. With far more cap resources and a deep selection of draft picks, the Chargers are in a position to make real noise this offseason.
The Los Angeles Chargers finished the season on a tough note with their blowout loss to the Houston Texans last weekend. One of their top young players on defense made a huge admission following the defeat. Henley announced on Sunday that he played most of this season with a torn labrum.
Daiyan Henley is projected to be a key contributor for the LA Chargers in 2024. The second-year linebacker didn't get much playing time on defense in his rookie season but he still looked extremely polished during camp and in the preseason snaps he did play.