The San Diego Chargers have released defensive end Luis Castillo.
During Castillo’s seven seasons in San Diego, he started 79 of 82 games played and recorded 276 tackles, including 43 for a loss and 19 sacks.
In 2011 Castillo fractured his left tibia in the Sept. 11 opener versus Minnesota, and was inactive for 11 games before being placed on “Reserve-Injured” Dec. 8.
Castillo joined the Chargers as a first-round selection (28th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. That season he was named to the All-Rookie teams for NFL.com, Pro Football Weekly and the Professional Football Writers of America.