Kristian Fulton played out his four-year rookie contract with the Titans, but struggled last season and missed time due to injury. Despite this, he has shown flashes of being a really good player and had offers from multiple teams before choosing the Chargers.
The Los Angeles Chargers have signed former Tennessee Titans cornerback Kristian Fulton to a one-year deal for the 2024 season.
The Los Angeles Chargers have signed former Tennessee Titans cornerback Kristian Fulton to a one-year deal. The 25-year-old played out his four-year rookie contract with the Titans, but struggled last season in particular and missed time due to injury. Despite this, he has shown flashes of being a really good player and had offers from multiple teams before choosing the Chargers.
The Chargers are looking to address their secondary woes for the 2024 season after losing several key players last year. They have already signed LB Denzel Perryman, Troy Dye, TE Hayden Hurst and RB Gus Edwards in free agency. Fulton will look to lock down a starting spot this offseason alongside Asante Samuel Jr.
The Chargers are also looking at the draft for potential starters across the board.
, Kristian Fulton was picked in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft by Tennessee Titans.
Fulton showed flashes of being a really good player but could never consistently put it together and had big problem staying on field.
Turron Davenport says that Fulton had offers from multiple teams, but ultimately chose the Chargers.
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Kristian Fulton was picked in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft by Tennessee Titans.
The Los Angeles Chargers have already been busy this offseason attempting to shore up their secondary for the 2024 season by resigning Gilman and allowing troubled CB Michael Davis to sign elsewhere.
Fulton may not have the best stats in terms of interceptions, but he has been a viable starter the last three seasons with the Titans. He was drafted by them in 2020 and has spent four seasons with them.
In his career, Fulton has acquired 4 interceptions, 1 sack, and 25 passes defended. His best season was in 2021 when he held a career-high of 15 PD.
Fulton gave up a career-high passer rating of 114.1 in the last season but only surrendered one touchdown.
His completion percentage from opposing QBs was also a career-high at 75.5%.
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The article contains several examples of deceptive practices. Firstly, the author claims that Fulton showed flashes of being a really good player but could never consistently put it together which is not true as he was drafted in the second round and played well for his team before getting injured. Secondly, Turron Davenport states that Fulton had offers from multiple teams, but ultimately chose the Chargers without providing any evidence to support this claim. Lastly, there are no sources disclosed in the article.
The statement 'Fulton showed flashes of being a really good player' is not supported by his draft position or playing history with the Titans.
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The author uses language that dehumanizes the player by saying 'he could never consistently put it together' and 'had a big problem staying on the field'. The author also implies that Fulton is not as good of a player as he was made out to be. This shows bias towards Fulton, which may have been influenced by his poor performance with the Titans.
had a big problem staying on the field
he could never consistently put it together
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Jimmy Morris has a conflict of interest on the topic of NFL free agency as he is reporting on Kristian Fulton's signing with the Los Angeles Chargers. He also has a personal relationship with Ian Rapoport and Turron Davenport who are mentioned in the article.
Jimmy Morris mentions his own website, musiccitymiracles.com, which is owned by Jimmy Morris.
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Jimmy Morris has a conflict of interest on the topic of NFL free agency as he is reporting for Music City Miracles which covers the Tennessee Titans. He also reports on Kristian Fulton who was previously with the Tennessee Titans and now signed with Los Angeles Chargers.
Jimmy Morris reported for Music City Miracles, a website that covers the NFL team he is reporting on.
Kristian Fulton is signing a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Fulton played out his four-year rookie contract with Tennessee, but the former first team role he held for much of his time in Nashville was not according to plan. The Titans did not go as planned and he struggled last season in particular.
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The Los Angeles Chargers had one of the worst secondaries in the NFL in 2023
Apart from safeties Derwin James Jr. and Alohi Gilman, and CB Asante Samuel Jr., the secondary was not stacked with solid starters.
Fulton may not have the best stats in terms of interceptions, but he has been a viable starter the last three seasons with the Titans.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that the Los Angeles Chargers had one of the worst secondaries in the NFL in 2023 when they actually allowed a third-worst passing yards per game. Secondly, it states that Michael Davis signed elsewhere but he was released by his team and not signed anywhere else. Thirdly, it claims that Fulton has been a viable starter for three seasons with the Titans which is incorrect as he only played two seasons before being traded to the New Orleans Saints in 2021. Fourthly, it states that Fulton held a career-high of 15 PD in the 2021 season but this was actually his second highest total for his career and not a record breaking performance.
The Los Angeles Chargers had one of the worst secondaries in the NFL in 2023, allowing a third-worst 249.8 passing yards per game.
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The author has a clear bias towards the Los Angeles Chargers and their offseason acquisitions. The article is written in a positive tone about the team's efforts to improve its secondary woes for the upcoming season. The author also mentions that Fulton may not have great stats, but he has been a viable starter for three seasons with Tennessee Titans which shows his potential as a lockdown corner. However, this bias is evident in the way the article portrays Fulton's career-high completion percentage and passer rating from opposing QBs as positive attributes despite being troubling stats.
The team has already been busy this offseason attempting to shore up that issue for the 2024 season. Chargers GM Joe Hortiz resigned Gilman, and allowed troubled CB Michael Davis to sign elsewhere.
, The former second-rounder missed time due to a benching as well as a stint on injured reserve, limiting him to 12 contests in his four-year rookie contract with Tennessee.
, Fulton struggled last season in particular.
, ESPN's Turron Davenport reports Fulton declined offers from the Bengals, Broncos and Cardinals before agreeing to this one-year Chargers pact. That could point to a notable financial component of the deal.
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The Chargers hosted Kristian Fulton on a free agent visit earlier this week, and that meeting has produced an agreement. The former Titans cornerback is headed to Los Angeles on a one-year deal.
Fulton struggled in coverage (114.1 passer rating allowed) last season in particular.
The Chargers moved on from J.C. Jackson midway through the 2023 campaign while veteran Michael Davis signed with the Commanders in free agency.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Fulton played out his four-year rookie contract with Tennessee but fails to mention that he was cut by the team after missing time due to a benching and stint on injured reserve. This omission implies that Fulton's tenure in Nashville was successful when it fact it wasn't. Secondly, the author states that Fulton could provide the Chargers with a low-cost starter in the secondary but fails to mention that he struggled in coverage last season and has yet to play more than 13 contests in a campaign. This omission implies that Fulton is an experienced player when fact his injury history suggests otherwise. Lastly, the author states that Fulton's market value could be improved with a healthy and productive stint in Los Angeles but fails to mention that he has yet to play more than 13 contests in a campaign which raises questions about his ability to perform at this level.
The article claims that Fulton played out his four-year rookie contract with Tennessee, but it fails to mention that he was cut by the team after missing time due to a benching and stint on injured reserve. This omission implies that Fulton's tenure in Nashville was successful when fact it wasn't.
The article states that Fulton's market value could be improved with a healthy and productive stint in Los Angeles but fails to mention that he has yet to play more than 13 contests in a campaign which raises questions about his ability to perform at this level.
The article states that Fulton could provide the Chargers with a low-cost starter in the secondary but fails to mention that he struggled in coverage last season and has yet to play more than 13 contests in a campaign. This omission implies that Fulton is an experienced player when fact his injury history suggests otherwise.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing sources such as ESPN and NFL Network without providing any context or analysis of their credibility. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by stating that Fulton declined offers from three teams before agreeing to the Chargers' deal, implying that these were his only options when in fact there may have been others available. The article also contains an inflammatory statement about Fulton's struggles with coverage last season, which is not supported by any evidence presented in the article.
The author cites ESPN and NFL Network as sources without providing any context or analysis of their credibility.
