CB Jackson, WR Williams hurt in Chargers' loss

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Brandon Staley said earlier this play that helium doesn't judge successful curses, but aft the Los Angeles Chargers mislaid 2 much cardinal players to injuries Sunday successful a 37-23 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the second-year caput manager whitethorn privation to reconsider.

Amid a lackluster show astatine SoFi Stadium, the Bolts watched arsenic cornerback J.C. Jackson was carted disconnected the tract aft dislocating his close knee, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter, successful the 2nd quarter.

"It was bittersweet due to the fact that I was close beside it," information Derwin James said of Jackson's injury. "I seen it. I was the closest idiosyncratic to it."

In the 4th quarter, the aesculapian unit assisted wide receiver Mike Williams disconnected the tract to the aesculapian structure due to the fact that of a close ankle wounded that required him to past beryllium placed connected a cart to exit toward the locker room.

"That was tough," wide receiver Keenan Allen said of Williams' situation. "I've been determination before, I've taken that autumn wherever a feline is underneath you and you benignant of crook everything backmost and you get that precocious ankle sprain. We'll spot what comes backmost connected the X-rays and I anticipation he's good."

Williams' wounded came with 7:20 remaining successful the crippled arsenic helium caught a 12-yard walk successful traffic. He finished with 7 catches for 86 yards and a touchdown.

Staley did not supply an contiguous update connected Williams, who has a team-high 495 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns connected 37 catches.

Jackson injured his genu with 1:40 remaining successful the archetypal fractional arsenic helium attempted to support a 23-yard touchdown walk caught by wide receiver Marquise Goodwin. The Chargers' aesculapian unit tended to Jackson for a prolonged play and enactment an aerial formed connected his close limb earlier carting him disconnected the field.

Staley described Jackson's wounded arsenic "significant," and it's unclear however agelong helium could beryllium sidelined for.

In 4 games, Jackson has 1 walk deflection and 13 tackles. Michael Davis, a sixth-year pro with six vocation interceptions, is expected to play successful his lack moving forward.

The Chargers person already dealt with respective notable injuries this season.

Jackson missed 2 of the archetypal 4 games aft undergoing ankle country successful August. In Week 3, borderline rusher Joey Bosa suffered a groin wounded and near tackle Rashawn Slater tore his near biceps tendon and some were placed connected injured reserve. All Pro halfway Corey Linsley has missed 3 games due to the fact that of genu issues and past illness. Kicker Dustin Hopkins is retired 2 to 4 weeks due to the fact that of a hamstring strain.

Allen, the team's starring receiver since 2017, played Sunday for the archetypal clip since Week 1, erstwhile helium injured his near hamstring. And backmost Justin Herbert has been playing done fractured rib cartilage since Week 2.

"All twelvemonth we've been losing guys. That's going to beryllium a portion of each week, whether you triumph oregon lose. Had we won contiguous and those 2 guys would person gotten hurt, it would beryllium the aforesaid feeling," Staley said. "You person to support it moving, you person to fig it out."

Sunday's nonaccomplishment snapped a three-game triumph streak, dropping the Chargers to 4-3 and into 2nd spot successful the AFC West arsenic they participate a Week 8 bye.

"The world is that done 7 games, we've had to combat truly hard to beryllium 4-3," Staley said. "We've endured a lot. Our play is successful beforehand of us, which is the truth."

The Chargers were considered among preseason favorites to marque a heavy playoff -- if not Super Bowl -- tally aft assembling a roster that included a league-high 8 players who appeared connected ESPN's 2022 ranking of the apical 100 NFL players.

Despite the injuries and 2 lopsided losses -- including a 20-point beatdown by the Jacksonville Jaguars successful Week 3 -- James expressed optimism astir the Chargers' trajectory arsenic they participate a bye.

"I consciousness similar nary is down connected the season, nary 1 is pointing immoderate fingers," James said. "We inactive judge everything we privation is inactive successful beforehand of us."

Despite the injuries to Jackson and Williams, different cardinal players person -- oregon are anticipated to -- return.

In his archetypal quality since the play opener, Allen played successful the archetypal fractional and caught 2 passes for 11 yards against the Seahawks.

"I was good, transportation count, conscionable easing backmost into things, getting backmost into it," Allen said. "Feels solid."

Bosa, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, is expected to instrumentality from injured reserve aboriginal this play to erstwhile again squad up with walk rusher Khalil Mack, whose six sacks are tied for 4th successful the league.