LOS ANGELES — Outdoors linebacker Khalil Mack’s left elbow damage, which left him sidelined and in a sling for a lot of the Los Angeles Chargers’ Week 2 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, is not season-ending, a supply confirmed to ESPN.
NFL Community was the primary to report the information.
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh mentioned Wednesday that Mack shall be positioned on injured reserve. Mack will miss at the least the subsequent 4 video games. Harbaugh declined to specify the main points of Mack’s elbow damage.
“He is just like the Wolverine,” Harbaugh mentioned. “One of many hardest issues I’ve ever seen.”
Mack tried a deal with within the first quarter, however his left hand acquired caught between Chargers linebacker Troy Dye and Raiders huge receiver Tre Tucker, turning the elbow to a clumsy place.
Mack jogged off the sector holding his left hand, stopped on the sideline and bent over in agony earlier than heading to the locker room.
He returned to the Chargers’ sideline within the second quarter along with his elbow in medical wrapping and in a sling.
He completed the sport with one sack and one deal with within the quarter. Mack has 12.5 profession sacks towards Las Vegas — the place he performed throughout his first 4 seasons — essentially the most by any participant towards a single opponent since 2021.
Mack, 34, signed a one-year, $18 million deal in March, selecting to return to L.A. after considering retirement following the 2024 season.
With Mack out, outdoors linebacker Caleb Murphy noticed an elevated workload, taking part in 31 defensive snaps. Murphy completed with one quarterback strain.
