Chargers Signing CB Eli Apple

Apple will start off on the practice squad but could be elevated as a depth piece.

Apple, 29, is a former first-round pick of the Giants back in 2016. He was traded to the Saints two years later for a 2019 fourth-round pick and 2020 seventh-round pick. 

Apple was in the final year of his four-year, $15.152 million contract when the Saints declined to pick up his fifth-year option for the 2020 season. He made a base salary of $2.51 million for the 2019 season and later signed a one-year deal worth $3 million with the Panthers after his agreement with the Raiders fell through. 

Carolina released Apple during the 2020 season and he eventually signed on with the Bengals. 

From there, Miami signed Apple to a one-year deal in 2023. He became an unrestricted free agent this past off-season.

In 2023, Apple appeared in 10 games for the Dolphins and recorded 46 tackles, one interception and nine pass defenses.