Chargers’ Bosa to miss time with groin injury

The second-year Bolts HC has not decided if the perennial Pro Bowl edge rusher will want to go on IR, but it surely appears seemingly he’ll miss time after leaving Sunday’s blowout loss early. The Bosa information follows the report of Rashawn Slater‘s biceps tear, a difficulty that’s anticipated to sideline the Pro Bowl left sort out for the season.

Bosa performed simply 13 defensive snaps towards the Jaguars. While injury bother has not hounded Bosa yearly, he has run into a number of maladies which have required absences over the course of his profession. The four-time Pro Bowler missed 4 video games as a rookie in 2016 (hamstring), was shut down for 9 in the course of the 2018 season (foot) and missed 4 extra contests in 2020 (two concussions). This run of even-year injury bother comes at a foul time for a Chargers workforce that reloaded on protection round Justin Herbert‘s rookie contract this offseason.

Los Angeles traded for Khalil Mack as a part of that effort, letting Uchenna Nwosu defect to Seattle in free company. The Bolts signed longtime Patriots hybrid linebacker Kyle Van Noy in free company however used Chris Rumph as Bosa’s main substitute Sunday. A 2021 fourth-round pick of Duke, Rumph notched one sack in 16 video games behind Bosa and Nwosu final season.

Staley confirmed the workforce believes Slater suffered a biceps injury and added large receiver Jalen Guyton sustained a torn ACL. The backup large receiver additionally will miss the remainder of the season. The Chargers, who performed with out Keenan Allen for a second straight week, have Josh Palmer and DeAndre Carter in place as choices alongside Mike Williams. But the accidents are piling up for the oft-injury-prone workforce. In addition to Herbert’s rib cartilage fracture, the Bolts have been with out Pro Bowlers Corey Linsley and J.C. Jackson towards the Jaguars.