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Lindsey ThiryESPN
- Covered Rams for 2 years for Los Angeles Times
- Previously covered the Falcons
- Has covered the NBA and assemblage shot and basketball
COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Los Angeles Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins volition beryllium sidelined 2 to 4 weeks aft suffering a hamstring strain successful Monday night's 19-16 overtime victory against the Denver Broncos, manager Brandon Staley said Tuesday.
Hopkins suffered the strain successful the 2nd quarter, erstwhile helium said helium felt a "pop" successful his close leg, followed by pain, arsenic helium attempted an other point.
Hopkins went connected to footwear 4 tract goals, including the 39-yard crippled winner successful overtime.
Running backmost Joshua Kelley besides volition beryllium sidelined for 2 to 4 weeks due to the fact that of an MCL sprain, and choky extremity Donald Parham Jr. has been placed successful the concussion protocol.
"Always a concern, ever a concern, we were connected apical of it past nighttime and we'll marque definite that we instrumentality our time," Staley said of Parham, who past play suffered a concussion successful Week 15 that kept him sidelined for the remainder of the season.
In Hopkins' absence, Staley said the squad would crook to kicker Taylor Bertolet, who was signed to the signifier squad going into Week 5.
After starting the play 1-2, the Chargers person won 3 consecutive and are present tied atop the AFC West with the Kansas City Chiefs astatine 4-2.
The Chargers volition big the Seattle Seahawks (3-3) astatine SoFi Stadium connected Sunday earlier a bye week.
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