KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A wounded and winless Los Angeles Chargers team is headed toward Kansas City this weekend looking to hand the Chiefs their first loss of the season.
But those aforementioned wounds are mounting after five weeks of play, and Wednesday’s injury report shared by head coach Jim Harbaugh’s team was a lengthy one.
In total, nearly 40 percent of the Chargers’ active roster were listed with some ailment after their first practice of the week.
Included in the list of injured players were starting left tackle Joe Alt (neck, DNP), star safety Derwin James Jr. (hamstring, DNP) and leading wide receivers Ladd McConkey (foot, limited participant) and Quentin Johnston (chest, limited).
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Not included on the injury report was Chargers center Tyler Biadasz, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve in August due to a torn ACL suffered in training camp and starting right tackle Rashawn Slater and backup Trey Pipkins, who were each placed on injured reserve in recent weeks due to ankle and knee issues.
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As a result, last week, injuries on the Chargers offensive line led to multiple rookies starting for Los Angeles in a game where star quarterback Justin Herbert was sacked five times.
At wide receiver, Los Angeles is dealing with a plethora of issues. In addition to McConkey and Johnston’s ailments, Tre’ Harris (hamstring, DNP), Brenen Thompson (quadriceps, limited), and former Chief Marquez Valdes-Scantling (rib, limited) were listed on Wednesday’s report.
All of those injuries to Chargers pass-catchers, which include tight end David Njoku being placed on injured reserve in September, resulted in the Chargers hosting several wide receivers for tryouts on Tuesday and signing former Raymore-Peculiar and KU alum Luke Grimm to their practice squad.
Kansas City and Los Angeles kick off Sunday’s game at 3:25 p.m. CT. It can be watched live in Kansas City and the surrounding viewing area on KCTV5.
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