LSU head football coach Brian Kelly downplayed the severity of a knee injury quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is currently dealing with. On Friday, Kelly told reporters that Nussmeier has tendinitis in his knee, adding: “It’s not torn, there’s no fraying, there’s none of that. This is preexisting. … There’s nothing to really see on film with it, but it pissed it …
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Less than a month after signing a four-year, $113 million contract to make him the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history, Rashawn Slater has been lost for the entire 2025 season after rupturing the patellar tendon in his left knee. Slater went down during a drill where he was pass protecting against third-year edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu. He was attended …
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Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater was visibly upset while being carted off the field at practice on Thursday and the injury that knocked him out is as bad as Slater seemed to think it was at the time. Shortly after multiple reports emerged that Slater tore his patellar tendon and would have further testing, the Chargers confirmed that Slater tore …
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Kris RhimAug 7, 2025, 06:07 PM ET Close Kris Rhim is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Kris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-altering first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Kris’ free time, he lives his NBA dreams at men’s leagues across Los Angeles. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers Pro Bowl left tackle Rashawn Slater …
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