Chargers released safety Hart to re-sign DT Scott

If giving up a starting strong safety is a necessary step to add depth on the defensive line, the San Diego Chargers will not hesitate to do it right away. In fact, they did release starting strong safety Clinton Hart on Wednesday, because they need a roster room to sign defensive tackle Ian Scott.

The Chargers lost tackle Jamal Williams for the season for a triceps injury, and it sounds more important to them to get a new tackle to fill the spot than to decide whether a starting strong safety is expendable. I really feel regretful for Hart, who joined the Chargers in 2004 and has been a starting safety since 2007, but as they always say, it is how the game goes.

As for Scott, the seven-year veteran was already a Chargers’ tackle last September and appeared in four games wearing Chargers jersey. But he was released at the conclusion of training camp. So I wonder whether the Chargers will bring back Hart when they have gotten a roster room this season. It is possible, isn’t it?