Chargers’ Derwin James added to injury report ahead of Week 7 showdown with Chiefs

The Los Angeles Chargers misplaced their recreation towards the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night time, and on Thursday they were given some doubtlessly unhealthy news at follow. Star protection Derwin James popped up at the Thursday injury report, having been restricted in follow due to an ankle injury. 

It’s by no means preferrred when a participant who was once no longer prior to now at the injury report displays up mid-week. Even if the ailment isn’t severe and does no longer impact James’ standing for Week 7, it is not nice that he’s it seems that dealing with an ankle factor in per week main up to a recreation towards the department rival Kansas City Chiefs. 

Kansas City’s passing recreation flows via tight finish Travis Kelce, and when the Chiefs and Chargers fit up, James is in most cases a large phase of the sport plan to sluggish Kelce down. 

James has sat out 3 of 10 Chiefs-Chargers video games all the way through his occupation due to injury. Kelce additionally sat one of the ones video games, however within the different two he submit receiving strains of 9-90-1 and 7-92-1, with the Chiefs prevailing in each contests. The Chargers also are simply 2-5 towards Kansas City within the video games James has performed, with Kelce going for 6-115-3, 5-51-0, 10-191-2, 7-104-0 (Chargers win), 3-24-0, 7-61-0 (Chargers win), and 1-6-0. 

In different phrases, Kelce is truly, truly excellent and in most cases has superb video games towards the Chargers whether or not James is wholesome or no longer. But James’ presence has no less than helped stay him out of the tip zone in 5 of the seven video games he is been energetic, two of which ended in Chargers victories. If he is out or whatsoever restricted, it will have an important affect on L.A.’s possibilities of fending off falling right into a 2-4 hollow.