Chargers left tackle Joe Alt carted off field with right ankle injury
NASHVILLE Tenn AP Jim Harbaugh didn t have an update on Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Joe Alt after he was carted off the field Sunday and what the coach declared wasn t promising Alt hurt his right ankle in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans and a cart came out pretty hurriedly to take him off the field Alt never returned as the Chargers beat the Titans - Yeah feel that Harbaugh declared when requested about seeing Alt go down Feel for him feel bad for him Alt missed three games with a sprained right ankle and returned Oct in the Chargers win over Minnesota He didn t get up after a long incompletion by Justin Herbert with left in the first half against Tennessee Jamaree Salyer replaced Alt on the next play and the Chargers gave up their second sack on the next play after Alt was taken off the field The Chargers already had right tackle Bobby Hart leave in the first quarter with a groin injury Trey Pipkins III who came in at right tackle commented it s never easy seeing someone go down It s challenging but I mean that s kind of the nature of the position right Pipkins mentioned I feel like the O-line room specifically have a lot of camaraderie We got a lot of tradition and that s our standard is that when people go down people step up The Chargers - wound up giving up a season-high six sacks without their offensive tackles Harbaugh announced other players stepped up Sometimes you could say the crew finds itself in a situation where it s got its back against the wall Harbaugh disclosed I mean that s when you find out who you really are Felt that s what our guys did this day Dug deep gritty win determined a way to win AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source