Robert Klemko Apr 22, 2026, 07:00 AM ET

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Robert Klemko is a senior investigative reporter. Reach him on Signal @klemko.84.

In 2016, the San Diego Chargers' front office and coaching staff were enthusiastic about Ohio State edge rusher Joey Bosa, but the rest of the league was unconvinced. Bosa had been out of the top-three conversation for months, and most of the prominent media mock drafts sent other players to San Diego at No. 3.

Tom Telesco, the former NFL general manager who led the Chargers front office from 2013 to '23, figures between 20 to 30 people would have known who the Chargers pick would likely be 24 hours before draft day, based on meetings with ownership, scouting meetings where prospects are discussed at length and the team's draft board is built, and internal whispering.

Back then, an insider with that knowledge would likely have needed to place the bet illegally, or with an offshore sports betting outfit.…