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Chargers place Rashawn Slater on injured reserve after ankle surgery
Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater had surgery Thursday for a high ankle sprain and was placed on injured reserve Friday.
He suffered the injury in the Chargers’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks last weekend.
Slater will miss at least four games and begin rehabilitation immediately.
The Chargers are 0-4 and host the Denver Broncos on Sunday as they seek their first win.
Slater also missed all of last season after rupturing a tendon in his left knee during training camp.
Several other Chargers players are dealing with injuries, including tackle Joe Alt, who has a neck injury.
Slater’s absence adds to the team’s injury problems, and the sources do not give a return date beyond the minimum four-game absence.
The Los Angeles Chargers placed left tackle Rashawn Slater on injured reserve on Friday after right ankle surgery.
Slater had surgery on Thursday to treat a high ankle sprain sustained in the Chargers’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks the previous weekend.
He is expected to miss at least four games, and the team said he would begin rehabilitation immediately.
Slater missed all of the previous season after rupturing a tendon in his left knee during training camp.
The Chargers entered the week 0-4 and were scheduled to host the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
- Who
- Los Angeles Chargers tackle Rashawn Slater
- What
- Was placed on injured reserve after surgery for a high ankle sprain
- When
- Friday, October 9, 2026; surgery took place Thursday
- Where
- Los Angeles Chargers; the injury occurred in a game against the Seattle Seahawks
- Why
- A high ankle sprain in the Chargers’ loss to Seattle required surgery
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Slater missed the entire season after rupturing the patellar tendon in his left knee during training camp.
Slater sustained a high ankle sprain in the Chargers’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Slater underwent right ankle surgery.
The Chargers placed Slater on injured reserve, where he is expected to miss at least four games.
- Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Injury
- High ankle sprain in the right ankle
- Expected absence
- At least four games
- Surgery
- Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 2026 record
- 0-4
- Previous injury absence
- Slater missed all of the 2025 season after a left patellar tendon rupture
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