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Lindsey ThiryESPN
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers exited a bye week anticipating to be more healthy than after they entered it.
No such luck.
The Bolts (4-3) will probably be with out their high two receivers in a Week 9 matchup in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons (4-4) on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Keenan Allen has been dominated out due to a left hamstring harm, and Mike Williams additionally has been dominated out due to a excessive ankle sprain.
Large receiver DeAndre Carter, additionally a return specialist, is listed as questionable after coming down with an sickness Friday. And the Bolts’ harm points coming off an open date do not cease there.
With beginning kicker Dustin Hopkins sidelined since Week 7 due to a proper hamstring harm, the Bolts turned to practice-squad kicker Taylor Bertolet. Nevertheless, Bertolet suffered a quadriceps harm throughout follow Wednesday and the Chargers have since signed Cameron Dicker to the follow squad.
Dicker, a rookie who transformed 2 of two subject aim makes an attempt for the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5, is predicted to kick Sunday.
And tight finish Donald Parham Jr., coming off being sidelined due to a concussion in Week 7, is now once more coping with a hamstring harm that stored him sidelined the primary 4 video games of the season.
Parham has been dominated out.
“Our guys know that is a part of the sport,” coach Brandon Staley mentioned of the quite a few accidents. “You have to stick collectively by conditions like this.”
After spending 5 video games on the sideline, Allen gave the impression to be on the mend from the nagging difficulty when he performed within the first half of a 37-23 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7 and caught two passes for 11 yards.
However Allen mentioned he reaggravated the harm whereas coaching through the bye week. “I do not assume it was a restrain or something,” Allen defined earlier this week. “It’s just a few extra scar tissue that’s making an attempt to interrupt off, and each time it is able to heal, simply received to let it do its personal factor.”
With the absences of Allen and Williams, and with uncertainty round Carter, the Chargers are anticipated to show to Joshua Palmer, who didn’t play in Week 7 due to a concussion, Michael Bandy and Jason Moore Jr.
