AP

Safety Eric Weddle wasn’t happy that the Chargers wouldn’t talk about a contract extension this offseason, which led him to skip voluntary work this offseason before returning for mandatory minicamp.

Weddle said at the time that he would play out the 2015 season and look forward to free agency in 2016. That still appears to be the plan since there’s been no talk of a contract in the last couple of months, although arriving at training camp has made Weddle a bit more sentimental about the eight years he’s spent with the team.

Weddle said he looked at things differently heading into his “last year” with the team and is “making the most” of time with longtime teammates this summer.

“I’ve come to realize you never know how long you’ll play,” Weddle said, via NFL.com. “Especially with this group, there is not many of us that were here just four years ago – I think there is just five or six of us left. We are definitely taking every moment together, relishing the moments we have and the time we have and will most likely be the last year for a lot of us in this situation, we’ll move on to other teams. So we are going to make the most of it, play our hearts out for each other and go from there.”

Quarterback Philip Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates are two other veteran Chargers heading into the final year of their deal and even the team’s future in San Diego is in doubt, which could make this the end of an era for the organization in several ways.