Bosa won't publicly negotiate after Chargers' statement

Representatives for San Diego Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa accused the team of manipulating the facts after a club statement Wednesday detailed a contract offer the third overall pick rejected.

The response from Bosa's camp, as relayed by ESPN's Adam Schefter, reads as follows:

It is unfortunate the San Diego Chargers have decided to manipulate facts and negotiate in the media. The team surely is not strengthening its relationship with Joey Bosa by taking this stance and making their position public.

We have decided that we will not engage in public negotiations or discuss numbers and/or terms in this negotiation.

We will say, that it is ironic that the team now takes issue with the timing of Joey’s arrival, since the Chargers unilaterally decided to remain silent for the first 14 days of training camp instead of replying in a timely fashion to the proposal we made on the eve of training camp on July 28th.

At this point, all we can do is continue to fight for a fair contract on behalf of our client, as we do for all of our clients. The Chargers can focus on trying to sway public opinion, but our focus will remain on our client and securing a contract for him that is fair and consistent with his draft position.

Chargers president of football operations John Spanos also blasted Bosa publicly Wednesday, calling his decision not to accept the team's offer "asinine."

Bosa remains the lone pick unsigned from this year's draft class. The two parties reportedly disagree over the offset language in his contract.

Previously, Bosa's mother wrote that she wished her son had "pulled an Eli Manning" on draft day, referring to the quarterback's refusal to play for the organization ahead of the 2004 NFL Draft.