The wide receiver, after 11 seasons with the Chargers, says there was ‘no emotion’ in being traded to the Bears after refusing to restructure his contract
Wide receiver Keenan Allen acknowledged Saturday turning down the Chargers’ request to restructure his contract, which led to his surprising trade Thursday to the Chicago Bears. Allen said during his introductory press conference that it was simply a business decision by both parties.
“There really was no emotion,” said Allen, who spent 11 seasons with the Chargers, after they drafted him in the third round in 2013, and was one of their last links to their days in San Diego. “It was, ‘I’m not doing it. I’m not doing it.’ Came off my best season, so it’s not happening.”
Allen set a Chargers record with 108 receptions in the 2023 season, breaking running back Austin Ekeler’s mark of 107 set during the 2022 season.
