The Chargers will likely get a key player back for this weekend’s game against the Saints.
Joey Bosa said he expects to play in a limited role on Sunday. Bosa is listed as questionable on the final injury report.
Bosa has only played 56 snaps this season, as he’s dealt with back and hip issues.
He said that he developed a glute strain that affected his sciatic nerve leading up to the Week 3 game against the Steelers, calling it some of the worst pain he’s dealt with in his life.
“I definitely didn’t expect it to be as bad as it has been,” Bosa said. “And then it just kept dragging and dragging. Here we’re five weeks later, or however long it’s been, so it was tough.”
Bosa has been sidelined with injuries for most of the past two seasons. In 2022 and 2023, he appeared in just 14 games combined.
“I feel like I’ve been letting my team down missing these games,” Bosa said. “Letting everybody down. Letting coaches down. Letting the organization down. Letting myself down, and it just sucks how these years have gone, the last few years.”
As Bosa works his way back to a full workload, the Chargers hope he can bring some life to a struggling pass rush.