Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson left Friday’s practice with “general soreness” on his surgically repaired knee.
According to the Los Angeles Times’ Jeff Miller, Jackson was seen during practice at both the medical tent and on the exercise bike near it as his knee was being tended to.
Jackson did have a rather quick turnaround from his torn patellar tendon injury to be able to participate in practices early on in training camp. Somewhat surprisingly, the PUP list was not under consideration for Jackson, unlike some of his other Chargers’ teammates.
At this point, it makes sense for Los Angeles to be precautionary with Jackson. The goal should be getting him ready for Week 1, which seems to be their main priority, as well. The bigger question is what Jackson’s conditioning will look like as the Chargers monitor his pain and swelling around his surgically repaired knee area.
Jackson’s practice status will be something to monitor over the next few weeks considering he’s very unlikely to get any preseason game reps.