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    Joey Bosa: Tristan Wirfs is a good player, will be a great player

    Getty Images Chargers All-Pro defensive end Joey Bosa ran into a rookie who gave him everything he could handle on Sunday when he matched up against Buccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs. Bosa didn’t do much of anything in the Chargers’ 38-31 loss to the Buccaneers, managing just one tackle...
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    Report: Austin Ekeler seeking second opinion with 4-6 week timeline likely

    Getty Images A report earlier Monday indicated Chargers running back Austin Ekeler would miss multiple weeks with his injuries. A new report puts the prognosis at 4-6 weeks. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports Ekeler is seeking a second opinion on his hamstring injury and hyperextended knee and the...
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    Report: Austin Ekeler expected to miss multiple weeks

    Getty Images Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said after Sunday’s game that he didn’t know how bad running back Austin Ekeler‘s injury was, but that it didn’t look good. A report indicates that it’s a pretty serious injury. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Ekeler suffered a hyperextended knee in...
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    Bruce Arians: Chargers have a great one in Justin Herbert

    Getty Images One of Sunday’s most entertaining games unfolded in Tampa where the league’s youngest starting quarterback engaged in a shootout with the oldest. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers got the best of Justin Herbert and the Chargers in the end, but the Chargers rookie’s play left the Bucs...
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    Bruce Arians, Todd Bowles think Sunday’s game would have been a 2019 loss

    Getty Images The Buccaneers fell behind the Chargers 24-7 in the first half of Sunday’s game, but they were able to close the gap to 10 points by halftime and then outscored Los Angeles 24-7 the rest of the way for a 38-31 win. Seeing Tom Brady lead a comeback is nothing new, but it was a...
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    Mike Evans limping to locker room

    Getty Images The Buccaneers may have a problem on offense, after another one of their quick starts. Wide receiver Mike Evans just limped to the locker room, after it appeared his right ankle was rolled up on. And then it got worse. The Chargers just took a 14-7 lead over the Bucs, with...
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    Chargers running back Austin Ekeler carted off

    Getty Images The Chargers are rapidly running out of people on offense. Running back Austin Ekeler was just carted off with a left leg injury, adding to an already long list of players with health problems. They entered the game without quarterback Tyrod Taylor, wide receiver Mike Williams...
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    Bucs get back in it against the Chargers

    Getty Images Tom Brady keeps finding his tight ends, and making plays. Not that one. Brady just hit O.J. Howard for a touchdown, to get the Buccaneers back to within a field goal, down 24-21 against the Chargers. He found Cameron Brate for his first of the day. They’re still waiting for Rob...
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    Buccaneers outlast Chargers, 38-31

    Getty Images Neither team was at full strength by the end of the game. But at the end of the day, that old guy in Tampa Bay still has it. Tom Brady outdueled a quarterback nearly half his age, leading the Bucs to a 38-31 win over the Chargers. Brady came back from an early pick-six to finish...
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    Anthony Lynn on Austin Ekeler injury: Not sure how bad, but it looked bad

    Getty Images The Chargers were missing four offensive players due to injuries at the start of Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers and running back Austin Ekeler was added to the list early in the contest. Ekeler hurt his left hamstring and needed to be carted to the back after the injury...
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    Week Four injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Four of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Broncos and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Quarterbacks are staying healthy, for the most part

    Getty Images The NFL continues to be a quarterback-driven league. For the most part, quarterbacks are avoiding injury in 2020. Three of 32 starters have missed time due to injury: Drew Lock of the Broncos, Tyrod Taylor of the Chargers, and Jimmy Garoppolo of the 49ers. It’s possible that Jets...
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    Leonard Fournette, Chris Godwin out this week

    Getty Images The Buccaneers practiced without running back Leonard Fournette and wide receiver Chris Godwin all week and they will take on the Chargers without them this weekend as well. Head coach Bruce Arians announced that both players will be out for Sunday’s game. Fournette is dealing...
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    Chargers rule out four for Bucs game

    Getty Images The Chargers will be without four starters Sunday against the Buccaneers, including the right side of the offensive line. According to Daniel Popper of TheAthletic.com, the Chargers have ruled out quarterback Tyrod Taylor (chest), wide receiver Mike Williams (hamstring), right...
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    Joey Bosa returns to practice as limited participant

    Getty Images Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa missed Wednesday’s practice with triceps and ankle injuries. He returned Thursday. Bosa was limited. He has dealt with the triceps issue since Week One. The ankle injury was new. Tyrod Taylor (ribs/chest) remains out of practice and is expected...
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    Leonard Fournette out of practice again for Bucs

    Getty Images Running back Leonard Fournette may be on track to miss this Sunday’s game against the Chargers. Fournette was out of practice on Wednesday due to an ankle injury and multiple reporters in attendance at the team’s practice Thursday note that he is again doing rehab work on a side...
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    Mike Evans “forgot about” saying Keenan Allen isn’t on his level

    Getty Images The Chargers will be in Tampa to face the Buccaneers this weekend and that is occasion for some to recall an offseason exchange between players from the two teams. Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen expressed his displeasure with being ranked No. 77 on the NFL Network’s annual...
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    Bruce Arians expects more maximum snaps for Rob Gronkowski

    Getty Images Many believed that the Buccaneers would work tight end Rob Gronkowski into the offense slowly, giving him limited reps at first and gradually building his workload. That hasn’t been the case. Gronkowski has participated in the vast majority of the offensive snaps, maxing out at 93...
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    Joey Bosa now also dealing with ankle issue

    Getty Images Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa has dealt with a lingering triceps issue since Week One. He now has an ankle injury to go with it. The Chargers’ practice report Wednesday shows Bosa didn’t practice with the two injuries. Tyrod Taylor (ribs/chest) remains out of practice and is...
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    Chargers place Chris Harris on injured reserve

    Getty Images Chargers cornerback Chris Harris Jr. is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a foot injury. So the news Tuesday that they placed him on injured reserve was expected. The team announced the move Tuesday. Harris joins five other Chargers starters on injured reserve, including All-Pro...
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