Chargers Lose Two Tight Ends to IR in a Single Brutal Update
Adam Schefter reported the double IR placement on Monday.
The just lost two tight ends to injured reserve in the same transaction, which is the kind of roster update that usually only happens when a team bus breaks down.
Adam Schefter reported Monday that is placing both and on IR following a brutal Week 2 loss to the . Njoku is dealing with a fibula injury after being carted off in the second quarter, while Kolar sustained a forearm injury in the second half and left the stadium in a sling.
The Chargers are now sitting in an 0-2 hole after dropping that 26-14 game to the Raiders. Before exiting, Kolar managed three catches for 21 yards, but the real damage here is to the front office's offseason blueprint.
spent the spring building a three-headed tight end committee, handing Kolar a three-year deal averaging $8.1 million and bringing in Njoku on a one-year pact. Two weeks into the season, that expensive committee has been reduced to just second-year pro , who did manage to catch a touchdown from on Sunday before the walls caved in.
is now the last man standing in a positional room that just got completely wiped out. With a Week 3 road trip against the looming, the betting markets are not going to be kind to a winless team missing half its passing targets. The are going to have to find some healthy bodies fast, or is going to be throwing to offensive linemen by October.