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Report: Chargers OT Rashawn Slater to miss time with ankle injury

By Thomson Reuters Oct 5, 2026 | 2:47 PM

By Field Level Media

Oct 05 (Field Level Media) – Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater is believed to ​have a high ankle sprain and ‌is expected to miss multiple weeks, ESPN reported Monday.

Slater’s injury is yet another blow for the Chargers’ offensive line, which saw right tackle ‌Joe ​Alt leave Sunday’s 30-23 ⁠loss against the ⁠Seattle Seahawks with a neck injury while left guard Trevor Penning was being checked for a concussion.

Those issues have come ​after new center Tyler Biadasz was lost for the season with a ⁠knee injury during training ⁠camp.

The Chargers are off to ​an 0-4 start as quarterback Justin Herbert ​has completed 59.7% of his passes, which ‌is 24th in the NFL. He has four touchdown passes to six interceptions and has been sacked 12 times, ⁠which is one off the NFL lead.

Slater, 27, was named to the Pro Bowl in 2021 ⁠and ‌2024. He missed the 2025 ⁠campaign after tearing a patellar tendon ​during ‌camp.

He started each of the ​Chargers’ first ⁠four games and has started in all 55 games he has played since he was a first-round draft pick by the Chargers out of Northwestern in 2021.

(–Field ​Level Media)