# JP Acosta: In a trade-deadline column proposing hypothetical targets for contenders, Acosta predicts the Chargers will extend edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu and keep him in Los Angeles.

**Claimed:** Nov 6, 2026
**Pundit:** JP Acosta — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jp-acosta
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-trade-deadline-realistic-dream-trade-scenario-playoff-contenders/

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> I think his Chargers teammate Tuli Tuipulotu gets an extension from LA that keeps him around

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## The claims

- **Tuli Tuipulotu to sign a new deal with Los Angeles Chargers**
  - Kind: Contract Calls · About: Tuli Tuipulotu, Los Angeles Chargers
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Tuli Tuipulotu — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tuli-tuipulotu
- Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers

## What others said about the same people

- Tyler Sullivan on Los Angeles Chargers: Sullivan flags five Week 9 underdogs he expects to pull upsets: the Packers at New England, the Vikings over Buffalo, the winless Chargers over Houston, the Panthers over Denver, and the Falcons over Cincinnati in Madrid. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b01bc807-6ff9-460f-8ab3-c7506b54effb (scored 0)
- Kevin Wildes on Los Angeles Chargers: Wildes used his upset alert on the winless Chargers to beat the Rams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4a6e4641-36d3-4a34-9929-9d1fdab93cbb (scored 0)
- Greg Auman on Los Angeles Chargers: Auman predicts an all-Los Angeles Super Bowl with the Chargers beating the Rams 24-21. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b529264d-fbdd-4b2c-88aa-4c15848659a6 (scored 21.43)
- Nick Wright on Los Angeles Chargers: Nick Wright ran through his projected 2025 records for all 16 AFC teams, calling Baltimore a 13-win regular-season juggernaut, Houston a 12-win team with the league's best defense, and going under on the Jets, Bengals, Steelers and Chargers; he also picked the Chiefs' game-by-game schedule to 12-5 and said Buffalo wins the AFC East. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d726dad7-b84e-421c-8274-380142c4ff2e (scored 0)
- Eric Mangini on Los Angeles Chargers: Mangini took the Titans to upset the Texans, and in the chips segment backed the Chargers to upset Denver, the Patriots over the Raiders, and the Rams over the Bills. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af6364dd-ba73-40cb-95fa-a9fa3ddf962b (scored 0)
- Nick Wright on Los Angeles Chargers: Amid a Week 5 betting-picks show, Wright made a few straight outcome calls: a Houston blowout of Tennessee by a 27-7 score, a Seattle home win over San Francisco by a touchdown, an outright Raiders win at New England, and the winless Chargers finally beating Denver. He also said he does not believe Lamar Jackson will play against Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d6364709-7117-4210-a1db-951d1d566d8c (scored 0)

## More contract calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Mike Moraitis on DeMarvion Overshown: Moraitis predicts that DeMarvion Overshown, a pending 2027 free agent, will not land the lucrative, long-term contract he is seeking after another injury-plagued season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ccdba94-104b-4829-ab44-f73e48148212 (not settled)
- John Shipley on Parker Washington: Shipley argues Parker Washington's WR1-level target volume points toward a big payday, that Wesley Williams and Jalen Huskey are headed for redshirt rookie seasons with little or no playing time, and that Tanner Koziol's offensive role will keep growing. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a6d662e9-5bf8-4ca6-9e1e-0e1f8062b8f4 (not settled)
- Bill Huber on Moro Ojomo: Huber argues the Packers should pursue defensive tackle help at the trade deadline, and predicts that Eagles DT Moro Ojomo will cash in with a big contract when he reaches free agency after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8abb9fd1-335f-47a0-99a4-35ef6b7512d9 (not settled)
- Kevin Oestreicher on Marlon Humphrey: Reacting to the Jacoby Brissett trade details, the host said Marlon Humphrey, in the last year of his deal, will certainly not be re-signed by Baltimore, though he doubted the Ravens would cut him outright because the dead money and cap hit make it unworkable. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/24163c67-ad6f-4ccb-a91d-121c67640ab4 (not settled)
- Marcus Mosher on George Pickens: Mosier expects Dallas to use the franchise tag on George Pickens while signing Joey Porter Jr. to a long-term contract, saying the Cowboys are far more likely to prioritize Porter for an extension. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b459eadb-806f-4b19-9da5-fea72e039b52 (not settled)
- Nick Harris on Joey Porter Jr.: As relayed on the show, Harris theorized the Cowboys will franchise tag Joey Porter Jr. and hand George Pickens the long-term contract extension. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a4f01c0f-1a5f-4f63-af5a-9805da1107fd (not settled)

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