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Rams at Chargers
1. Is Philip Rivers injured?
Yes, but that isn’t slowing him down.
“I can honestly say that there’s nothing going on that’s hindering me in any way,” Rivers said this week. “Shoot, there’s a lot of guys in that locker room that are playing that are a lot sorer than I am.”
It’s not in Rivers’ DNA to cry uncle when it comes to injuries.
“Growing up around it, my dad always said, ‘Shoot, unless you can’t walk, you find a way to play, or find a way to get off the field,’” Rivers said. “That was the main thing. Don’t lay out there on the field. I found my way off a few times last Sunday.”
The Chargers finally put Rivers on the injury report, three days after tight end Antonio Gates said the quarterback has a “very severe rib injury.” But Rivers says he’ll play on Sunday, and that he’ll be “fresh.”
2. Is Rivers’ center injured, again?
Yes. And it could mean that the team’s fourth different starting center will play on Sunday.
Rich Ohrnberger is questionable; if he can’t play, rookie Chris Watt gets the nod.
Watt has 64 snaps at center so far, and he has been playing some guard.
“The old adage is, he’s no longer a rookie,” offensive coordinator Frank Reich said this week. “He’s proven himself.”
3. When will Chris Long be back?
Possibly soon. He suffered an ankle injury in Week One, and he remains on injured reserve with designation for return, even though he could have returned to the active roster three weeks ago.
“He’s getting better each day,” coach Jeff Fisher said this week. “We’ll just wait and see how he is [Friday]. If that’s the case [and Long is ready], then obviously we have to make a roster move, so we’ll see how he is.”
Whether or not the roster move is made late Saturday, the roster move could be coming sooner.
Rams at Chargers
1. Is Philip Rivers injured?
Yes, but that isn’t slowing him down.
“I can honestly say that there’s nothing going on that’s hindering me in any way,” Rivers said this week. “Shoot, there’s a lot of guys in that locker room that are playing that are a lot sorer than I am.”
It’s not in Rivers’ DNA to cry uncle when it comes to injuries.
“Growing up around it, my dad always said, ‘Shoot, unless you can’t walk, you find a way to play, or find a way to get off the field,’” Rivers said. “That was the main thing. Don’t lay out there on the field. I found my way off a few times last Sunday.”
The Chargers finally put Rivers on the injury report, three days after tight end Antonio Gates said the quarterback has a “very severe rib injury.” But Rivers says he’ll play on Sunday, and that he’ll be “fresh.”
2. Is Rivers’ center injured, again?
Yes. And it could mean that the team’s fourth different starting center will play on Sunday.
Rich Ohrnberger is questionable; if he can’t play, rookie Chris Watt gets the nod.
Watt has 64 snaps at center so far, and he has been playing some guard.
“The old adage is, he’s no longer a rookie,” offensive coordinator Frank Reich said this week. “He’s proven himself.”
3. When will Chris Long be back?
Possibly soon. He suffered an ankle injury in Week One, and he remains on injured reserve with designation for return, even though he could have returned to the active roster three weeks ago.
“He’s getting better each day,” coach Jeff Fisher said this week. “We’ll just wait and see how he is [Friday]. If that’s the case [and Long is ready], then obviously we have to make a roster move, so we’ll see how he is.”
Whether or not the roster move is made late Saturday, the roster move could be coming sooner.