EL SEGUNDO — Linebacker Daiyan Henley’s election as one of the Chargers’ captains earlier this week shouldn’t have come as any surprise. After all, he began displaying leadership skills on and off the field last season, his second in the NFL after he was drafted in the third round in 2023.

It was surprising only if you looked back to his rookie season, when he had injuries and only saw the field consistently as a special teams player. But he didn’t complain. He didn’t speak up, but rather he kept his eyes and ears wide open and learned his craft on and off the field .

It served him well during the 2024 season, when he led the Chargers with 142 tackles. When he spoke, when he displayed the outgoing personality that defined him back to when he played quarterback at Crenshaw High, his C

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