The Los Angeles Chargers today agreed to terms with quarterback Taylor Heinicke on a new contract.

Heinicke made four appearances as the backup quarterback in the regular season after being acquired by the Bolts in a trade with Atlanta during the 2024 preseason. He has started 29-of-42 career regular-season games played with Houston, Carolina, Washington, Atlanta and Los Angeles, including a start in the 2020 NFC Wild Card with Washington. He saw the most action of his career in 2021 with the Commanders, where he started 15-of-16 games and threw for 3,419 yards and 20 touchdowns, while also running for another score.

Over four seasons (2011-14) at Old Dominion, Heinicke appeared in 48 games and finished his Monarchs career as the program's all-time leader in passing yards (14,959), touchdown passes (132), completions (1,238), pass attempts (1,829) and completion percentage (67.7). On top of first-team All-America honors, Heinicke was named the Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Year and the recipient of the Walter Payton Award following his sophomore season, which annually recognizes the best FCS player. That year, Heinicke led the Monarchs to an 11-2 record and passed for an FCS-record 5,076 yards and 44 touchdowns, while adding 470 yards and 11 scores on the ground. He burst onto the scene as a freshman, earning third-team All-CAA honors.