Ty Shelby, an outside linebacker, was added by the Los Angeles Chargers to their active roster today. Outside linebacker Justin Hollins was placed on Reserve/Injured in a matching move.
Austen Pleasants, a guard/tackle, and defensive lineman Christopher Hinton were both promoted from the practice squad for Sunday’s contest.
Furthermore, because linebacker Tanner Muse has not been activated from Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return, he has been relegated to ‘out’ on Sunday.
Shelby spent some time this season on the Chargers practice squad after joining the organisation as an undrafted free agent out of Louisiana-Monroe in 2021.
For the Warhawks, he totaled 149 tackles (60 solo), 25 tackles for loss, and 12.5 sacks in 56 career games over five seasons (2017–21).
Shelby finished his final two seasons at Louisiana-Monroe with honourable mention All-Sun Belt Conference honours. He participated in the 2018–19 basketball season as a player for the Warhawks.
Hinton, a first-year player out of the University of Michigan, played in six games during the previous two seasons of the regular season for the Chargers.
He also made an appearance in the team’s postseason game the previous season.
After signing as an undrafted free agent in 2022, Hinton has played for the Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants in the NFL.
Hinton finished the previous season with three tackles (one solo) and a quarterback hit in four games during the regular season with the Chargers.
He participated in the team’s postseason game as well.
Over the course of three seasons (2019–21), Hinton played in 32 games and had 19 starts for Michigan.
He finished with a total of 55 tackles (28 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble, and two recoveries.
In 2021, he recorded a career-high 32 tackles, a forced fumble, and two recoveries, earning him an honourable mention All-Big Ten designation.
In the NFL, Pleasants entered as an undrafted free agent with the Jaguars in 2020 and made his debut for Carolina in 2021.
Pleasants played college football at Ohio, appearing in 37 games along the offensive line over four seasons (2016–19). As a senior, he was selected to the second team of the Mid-American Conference.
In 2018, his offence averaged 40.1 points per game. Pleasants has spent part of the last two seasons on the Chargers practice squad, while also seeing time with the Cardinals, Be
