"Wax made three outstanding plays in a row, each better than the last. The former captain at Syracuse came into the final preseason game with 15 tackles and one sack. On a series in the second quarter, he limited a swing pass to Isaac Guerendo to a one-yard gain, then stonewalled the 49ers running back at the line of scrimmage on the next play."
"Then, on third down, Wax shot a gap and had a strip sack of quarterback Tanner Mordecai. Later in the quarter, he dropped into coverage and nearly made a left-handed interception. The Chargers' need for depth at linebacker was underscored by Junior Colson slogging through hamstring and ankle injuries as a rookie last year, and Del'Shawn Phillips just coming off the physically unable to perform list."
"Capping his tremendous game, in the fourth quarter, he made a tackle behind the line of scrimmage on fourth down."
Undrafted Wax showed remarkably good timing with a standout preseason performance ahead of the roster deadline. He made three consecutive high-impact plays, including limiting a swing pass to a one-yard gain, stonewalling a 49ers running back at the line of scrimmage, and recording a strip sack of quarterback Tanner Mordecai. He dropped into coverage later and nearly completed a left-handed interception. The Chargers face linebacker depth concerns after Junior Colson's hamstring and ankle injuries and Del'Shawn Phillips recently coming off the physically unable to perform list. Wax capped the game with a fourth-quarter tackle behind the line on fourth down.
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