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The Los Angeles Chargers lost one of their starting linebackers.
The Chargers will be without one of their starting linebackers for the remainder of the season opener against the Bengals.
Drue Tranquill was carted off the field after sustaining an ankle injury early on in the first quarter, and was officially ruled out.
Tranquill’s leg was put in an air cast as he was carted off the field.
To fill Tranquill’s void, the Chargers put in Nick Vigil at WILL.
We will update Tranquill’s long-term status as more information rolls out.
The Los Angeles Chargers lost one of their starting linebackers.
The Chargers will be without one of their starting linebackers for the remainder of the season opener against the Bengals.
Drue Tranquill was carted off the field after sustaining an ankle injury early on in the first quarter, and was officially ruled out.
Tranquill’s leg was put in an air cast as he was carted off the field.
To fill Tranquill’s void, the Chargers put in Nick Vigil at WILL.
We will update Tranquill’s long-term status as more information rolls out.
The Los Angeles Chargers will be without one of their starting wide receivers.
The Chargers will be without their starting center, and will now be without one of their starting wide receivers in the season opener.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Mike Williams, who has been dealing with a shoulder injury, is not expected to play in Week 1 against the Bengals.
Williams was a limited participant all week at practice, and coach Anthony Lynn said that he would be a game-time decision.
Williams hadn’t practiced since injuring his right shoulder during training camp on Aug. 23.
The next men up to fill the void will be second-year wideout Jason Moore and rookies K.J. Hill and Joe Reed. One of those will line up next to starters Keenan Allen and Jalen Guyton on Sunday.
The matchup between Los Angeles and Cincinnati kicks off at 1:05 p.m. PT.
The Chargers will be without their star safety.
The Chargers will start their regular season without safety Derwin James for the second straight year.
James is likely to miss significant time with a meniscus injury he suffered during today’s practice, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
James was coming up to make a tackle, but stayed on the ground for a little bit. He walked off under his own power and grabbed his hamstring. He walked to the medical tent with trainers with his head down and right before getting there, threw his gloves to the ground.
Last season, the All-Pro safety missed 11 games with a foot injury that he sustained during training camp.
With James out of the action, Los Angeles will now have to figure out how they can replace him in the meantime.
A couple of possibilities include starting his backup, rookie Alohi Gilman. The team could also move down Rayshawn Jenkins from the single-high role while placing Nasir Adderley at free safety.
With exactly two weeks until the season opener against the Bengals, the Chargers will have to act very quickly.
Chargers offensive tackle Russell Okung’s season has come to an end.
Chargers offensive tackle Russell Okung’s 2019 season has come to an end.
Okung will not play this weekend against the Chiefs due to a groin injury, which marks the second consecutive game that he missed due to the issue.
Okung, who’s been dealing with this for over a month now, re-aggravated it on an attempted tackle in the Week 15 loss to the Vikings. Coach Anthony Lynn said that rookie Trey Pipkins will start at left tackle, but Trent Scott will get some playing time, too.
It wasn’t the series of events that Okung was anticipating this season. The veteran tackle had been sidelined to start the season due to a pulmonary embolism that was discovered in June. That was followed up with the groin issue a few games into his season debut.
Okung has one more year remaining on his contract with Los Angeles.
