Chargers WR Ladd McConkey Expected to Miss Sunday's Game Against Broncos
Adam Schefter reported that McConkey is not expected to play.
The are heading into Sunday’s AFC West clash against the down a crucial weapon. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, wide receiver is not expected to play thanks to a lingering foot injury.
spent the entire week watching practice in sweatpants, which is usually the universal NFL sign for a guy who has zero chance of playing. The team slapped a questionable tag on him anyway, mostly because modern NFL injury reports are just a weekly creative writing exercise.
Both of these teams are limping into this matchup desperate for a palate cleanser. The Chargers just dropped a 30-23 game to the , while the Broncos were handed a 24-14 reality check by the .
Taking off the board completely changes the math for the passing attack. If you were holding out hope for his receiving props to bail out your Sunday card, it is officially time to pivot. The defense is already a headache, and removing a reliable route-runner from the equation just makes moving the chains that much harder.
will have to dig into the depth chart to find someone capable of getting open against a stingy secondary. We will see if the can scheme their way around the absence, or if this turns into the kind of divisional rock fight that sets offensive football back a decade.