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Chargers QB Taylor Heinicke Set to Start Sunday vs. New Orleans Saints
UNITED STATES, AUG 8 – Rashawn Slater's torn patella tendon leaves Chargers with limited tackle options and prompts consideration of guard-to-tackle transitions and potential trades, sources say.
- On Thursday, Los Angeles Chargers All-Pro left tackle Rashawn Slater tore his patellar tendon in practice, ending his 2025 season.
- Training camp practices have led to multiple injuries, prompting a medium panic level for Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson’s finger dislocation amid his injury history.
- Using the panic meter scale, teams gauged medium concerns as Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford returned to on-field work after missing early camp with an aggravated disc, and Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson was sidelined with hamstring soreness, rated medium panic.
- Moving Joe Alt to left tackle, Jim Harbaugh said it's 'like a gut punch right to the solar plexus' and they will work out candidates.
- In the loaded AFC West, with roughly a month until the season opener, the Chargers face limited tackle market options and potential trade constraints after camp injuries.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenReport: Chargers signing OL David Sharpe after Rashawn Slater injury
Just days after losing starting left tackle Rashawn Slater to a torn patellar tendon, the Los Angeles Chargers will reportedly sign offensive lineman David Sharpe.
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Chargers QB Taylor Heinicke set to start Sunday vs. New Orleans Saints
Despite the injuries and uncertainty surrounding the availability of some key players, the Chargers have put their head start on the rest of the NFL to good use. They will play their second exhibition on Sunday after thumping the Detroit Lions by 34-7 in the Hall of Fame Game on July 31. The Chargers lost Pro Bowl left tackle Rashawn Slater to a season-ending knee injury Thursday and they still don’t know whether running back Najee Harris will b…
Chargers May Try to Trade for Bears OL After Rashawn Slater Injury
Rashawn Slater’s season-ending patellar tendon tear leaves the Los Angeles Chargers in scramble mode, and they can’t afford to wishcast Justin Herbert’s blind side.“It’s like a gut punch right to the solar plexus,” Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said about Slater’s injury. “It takes the wind out of ya. You can’t even talk too much. You don’t really have the words or able to think about anything else. I just feel bad for Rashawn. I know how muc…
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