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Chargers' Joe Alt Carted Off With Suspected High Ankle Sprain in Win Over Titans

ESPN reports the right ankle injury could require a procedure, leaving his timetable uncertain.

Overview

  • Alt exited in the second quarter after players rolled onto his leg, was carted to the locker room, and did not return.
  • The team announced an ankle injury and listed him as questionable to return during the game.
  • Sources told ESPN it is a high right ankle sprain, with an MRI scheduled Monday to confirm and to determine whether surgery or injured reserve is needed.
  • It is the same right ankle that sidelined Alt for three games earlier this season.
  • Los Angeles won 27-20, but its line is stretched thin with Rashawn Slater out for the season, Mekhi Becton inactive, and right tackle Bobby Hart leaving hurt, and team data show sharp drop-offs without Alt (4-0 when he finishes vs. 2-3 when he does not; Herbert QBR 80 vs. 56).