Seahawks QB Geno Smith returns to practice after missing a few days with knee, hip issues
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith returned to practice after missing a few days with knee and hip issuesAUGUST 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 7-4 · 2ND IN AFC WEST
7-4 · 2ND IN AFC WEST
Next Game at Falcons · Sun 6:00PM
LAC -1.0 TOTAL 47.5
With Justin Herbert sidelined, Chargers struggling to install new offense
New OC Greg Roman faces the challenging task of building an offensive identity while star QB Justin Herbert is out with a foot injury.AUGUST 5
Notre Dame OT Charles Jagusah out for season with chest injury; considered a possible starter
Notre Dame offensive tackle Charles Jagusah will miss this season after he tore a muscle in his chest during preseason practiceAUGUST 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ladd McConkey - Misses practice after Saturday exit McConkey (undisclosed) left Saturday's practice early and didn't participate Sunday, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact McConkey previously missed a practice Thursday but then returned Friday, only to come up limping during Saturday's session. He left with a trainer and missed the rest of the weekend, with coach Jim Harbaugh acknowledging that McConkey is "working through something" but declining to elaborate any further. The rookie second-round pick has worked with the first-team offense throughout most of training camp, reportedly taking a lot of his snaps from the slot.
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Chargers' new-look defense generates turnovers and pressure during joint practice against Rams
The new-look Los Angeles Chargers defense passed an important early training camp test on SundayAUGUST 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joey Bosa - Exits practice Sunday Bosa departed early from Sunday's practice due to an apparent left hand/wrist injury, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact Bosa headed into the locker room with trainers following a play, but at this point the level of concern about the hand/wrist issue is unclear. The star pass rusher has been hampered by injuries in recent campaigns, playing in just 14 regular-season contests across 2022 and 2023. More information about Bosa's exit Sunday could be made available following the practice session.
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'Bear Bets': Best 2024 NFL win total, futures bets
"Bear Bets" is back with its first preview of the NFL season. Check out Chris "The Bear" Fallica and Geoff Schwartz's favorite win total wag...AUGUST 4
2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Roundtable: Eli Manning deserving? Marshawn Lynch?
The FOX NFL writers weigh in on next year's HOF ballot, including debates on Eli Manning and Marshawn Lynch, top returning candidates, the l...AUGUST 3
Easton Stick - Will fill in for Herbert While Justin Herbert recovers from an injury to the plantar fascia in his right foot, Stick is slated to fill in as the Chargers' top QB, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact Per the report, Herbert is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season, but while the Chargers' franchise QB is sidelined, Stick will fill in, with Max Duggan and rookie Casey Bauman in reserve. Stick got starts down the stretch last season after Herbert landed on IR with a finger injury, and he's still the next man up the team's QB room ahead of Week 1.
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Chargers QB Justin Herbert will miss at least 2 weeks with foot injury
Due to a plantar fascia injury, Justin Herbert will spend two weeks in a walking boot. He's expected to be ready for the season opener.AUGUST 1
Chargers QB Justin Herbert will miss at least 2 weeks because of a right foot injury
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will miss at least the next two weeks because of an injury to the plantar fascia in his right footAUGUST 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Justin Herbert - Out with plantar fascia injury Herbert will use a boot on his right foot for approximately two weeks after he was diagnosed Wednesday with a plantar fascia injury, but the Chargers are optimistic he'll be ready...
Impact It sounds like Herbert will miss the rest of training camp and probably the preseason, with his time confined to the boot then followed by a "graduated return to play protocol," per the Chargers' official twitter account. Easton Stick figures to get a majority of first-team QB reps in the meantime, and Herbert's health instantly becomes one of the top football stories of the summer.
AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE
2024 NFL Power Rankings: Where every team stands entering the preseason
With the 2024 preseason kicking off, David Helman sorts out the NFL's hierarchy coming out of the offseason.AUGUST 1
Joshua Palmer - Locked in with starters Palmer has been a regular presence on the first-team offense at training camp, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact Palmer, Ladd McConkey and DJ Chark reportedly are dominating WR reps on the starting offense, leaving Quentin Johnston and others to work with the backups. Palmer averaged a career-high 58.1 receiving yards per game last season, including 70.6 ypg from Week 3 onward, but a knee injury and concussion led to seven absences. After some hints of limited participation in the offseason program, Palmer seems to be back at 100 percent for training camp and is regularly catching passes from QB Justin Herbert. There's opportunity for the 2021 third-round pick to enjoy a fourth-year breakout, although he's probably looking at reduced team passing volume relative to prior years now that head coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman are running the show in Los Angeles.
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Ladd McConkey - Working with starters consistently McConkey, Joshua Palmer and DJ Chark have been the main WRs in 11 personnel at Chargers training camp, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact Popper notes that McConkey has "flashed" throughout spring and summer practices and looks particularly good while working from the slot. He isn't necessarily a slot-only prospect given his 4.39 speed, but it makes sense that McConkey would get a lot of snaps inside if he's mostly on the field at the same time as the 6-foot-3 Chark and 6-foot-1 Palmer. The ideal scenario for rookie-year fantasy value would feature McConkey taking most of his 11 personnel snaps from the slot while also getting steady playing time in two-wide formations. In any case, it's a good sign that the 34th overall pick has been thrown right in with the first-team offense rather than forced to work his way up the depth chart.
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Kimani Vidal - Not getting first-team work Vidal has been working with backups in training camp while J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards get first-team reps, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact It shouldn't really be a surprise that a rookie sixth-round pick isn't getting first-team reps when the team has two RBs with NFL starting experience under the current offensive coordinator (Greg Roman, who had the same job in Baltimore from 2019 to 2022). The good news for Vidal is that he has a few viable paths to playing time, potentially aided by Dobbins' lengthy medical record (43 missed games in four seasons) and Edwards' history of minimal receiving contributions (30 catches in 69 career games). It's also worth noting that Vidal has a strong prospect profile relative to most Day 3 picks, having run a 4.46 40-yard dash at 5-foot-8, 213 pounds, after running for 4,010 yards and 33 TDs in four seasons at Troy. The first step is to push ahead of 2022 fourth-round pick Isaiah Spiller and lock down the third spot on the depth chart.
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Gus Edwards - Shares first-team reps Edward did 11-on-11 drills for the first time this summer Tuesday, splitting reps evenly with J.K. Dobbins, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact Dobbins previously got most of the first-team reps while Edwards was eased into training camp after undergoing an undisclosed procedure this offseason. They each got five snaps with the starting offense in full-team drills Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a timeshare come Week 1. Rookie sixth-round pick Kimani Vidal still has time to make an impression but has been working with the backups so far.
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Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry among 12 key RBs set to make impact on new teams
Nearly half of all NFL teams are set to have a new starting RB in 2024. We rate 12 key newcomers on the impact they're likely to have.JULY 31
Chris Rumph II - Participating at training camp Rumph (foot) is active at Chargers' training camp, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Impact Rumph underwent surgery in November after suffering a broken foot, but he now appears to be fully healthy. The 25-year-old is competing with the likes of Ty Shelby and Bud Dupree for a depth role at outside linebacker with Los Angeles in 2024.
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Junior Colson - Activated off NFI list Colson was activated from the Chargers' active/non-football illness list Tuesday after passing his physical, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Impact Colson landed on the NFI list after undergoing an appendectomy prior to the start of training camp. He appears to have fully recovered from the procedure, and he will be able to participate in practice and preseason games. Colson was selected by the Chargers in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 69th overall. He earned Second-Team All-Big Ten Conference honors in his final season in Michigan and led the team with 95 tackles.
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Raiders boast two standout TEs, look for one solid QB to emerge
New Raiders GM Tom Telesco assesses the team's QB situation and explains why TEs Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer will help them develop.JULY 30
16 Highest-paid NFL QBs: Where does Patrick Mahomes rank after deal?
Patrick Mahomes is no longer one of the ten highest-paid QBs on an annual basis, but he doesn't "necessarily" feel underpaid.JULY 29
Quentin Johnston making strides early in Chargers' training camp after disappointing rookie season
Quentin Johnston continues to show improvement and has regained his confidence after a disappointing rookie season with the Los Angeles ChargersJULY 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cowboys relying on linebacker Eric Kendricks to lead and help shore up run defense
Eric Kendricks is serving many different roles in his first training camp with the Dallas CowboysJULY 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
