Joey Bosa, Corey Linsley among 7 Chargers added to COVID-19 list

The Chargers spent astir of Monday learning the league’s caller COVID-19 protocols without galore of their players being determination physically for the meetings.

Edge rusher Joey Bosa, halfway Corey Linsley, antiaircraft backmost Kemon Hall, cornerback Tevaughn Campbell, borderline rusher Chris Rumph II, wide receiver Andre Roberts and antiaircraft backmost Trey Marshall became the latest players to beryllium added to the Chargers’ COVID-19 reserve list.

Chargers manager Brandon Staley ruled retired Bosa and Hall for Sunday’s roadworthy crippled against the Houston Texans. Staley said the different players connected the microorganism database were day-to-day for their crippled status.

Bosa is unvaccinated and that could beryllium wherefore Staley rapidly ruled him retired for Sunday. Unvaccinated players who trial affirmative for COVID-19 are required to quarantine for 10 days.

Linsley is vaccinated and has a beardown accidental of playing successful Houston due to the fact that of the caller changes implemented by the NFL to combat the COVID-19 surge that has ravaged squad rosters successful caller weeks.

Vaccinated players who trial affirmative for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic lone request to supply 1 antagonistic trial earlier being cleared to instrumentality to the team. The erstwhile protocol required 2 antagonistic tests successful a 48-hour span.

“I deliberation it’s conscionable bully strategy successful presumption of altering the instrumentality to play mechanism, particularly with the vaccinated,” Staley said astir the caller COVID-19 protocols. “I deliberation they’ve done a truly bully occupation of pursuing the data, pursuing the subject successful presumption of however this is expressing itself wrong the league. There’s been truthful galore asymptomatic affirmative cases. I deliberation what they’re trying to bash is debar the asymptomatic positives, those radical not being capable to play successful the game, truthful I deliberation altering their stance is what you request to do.”

Chargers rookie near tackle Rashawn Slater returned to signifier Monday and was removed from the COVID-19 reserve. Slater missed past week’s nonaccomplishment to the Kansas City Chiefs due to the fact that helium tested affirmative for COVID-19.

The Chargers’ COVID-19 database presently has 7 full players. The squad could beryllium bladed astatine galore positions heading into the Week 16 matchup against the Texans portion successful the midst of a playoff chase.

“Yeah, it’s going to beryllium a squad operation,” Staley said. “You’re going to beryllium borrowing from a mates places (positions) and you’re conscionable going to person a batch of hybrid benignant groupings available. It’s going to beryllium each hands connected deck. That’s what the NFL is showing close present is that you request to person extent this clip of twelvemonth and you got to beryllium capable to fig it out. That’s precisely what we’re gonna do.”

This communicative volition beryllium updated.