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Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The LA Chargers have only used the franchise tag once in the last decade, when GM Tom Telesco felt it was his best chance to retain edge rusher Melvin Ingram in 2017. As one of the NFL’s most conservative and risk averse general managers, Telesco has not used the tag at any other time but that could change this year if things don’t progress with the top outgoing free agent who they want to retain ... which by now we know is not Philip Rivers. Telesco’s focus can instead remain on starting tight end Hunter Henry, who NFL.com’s Gregg Rosenthal believes should be tagged if the team can’t come to a contract agreement by the deadline. Hunter Henry, TE, Los Angeles Chargers: The franchise tag for tight ends is projected to be just over $11 million. That price seems more than fair for one of the most dynamic young pass-catching tight ends in football, even if Henry has struggled with durability at times. Henry missed all of 2018 with a torn ACL and then sat out four games early in
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