Trade: Chargers trade Russell Okung to the Panthers for Trai Turner

Damond TalbotMarch 4, 2020

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The Chargers are trading LT Russell Okung to the Panthers in exchange for standout OL Trai Turner.

New Chargers G Trai Turner is 26, under contract for two more seasons for $20.5M and has started 80 career games.

Okung, 31yo 2x Pro Bowler, 1 yr left at $16.7M to #Panthers

Turner, 26yo 5x Pro Bowler, 2yrs left at $12.8M and $15.3M to #Chargers https://t.co/jLu5CEue59
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) March 4, 2020

Panthers OL coach Pat Meyer worked for the Chargers and Russell Okung from 2017-2019, and he has been pushing Carolina to trade for his former left tackle.

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