Bosa to be out til midseason

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Joey Bosa says he'll likely be out until midseason - NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ntil-midseason

Published: Sept. 26, 2018 at 05:27 p.m.
Updated: Sept. 26, 2018 at 05:46 p.m. Joey Bosa says he'll likely be out until midseason


Austin Knoblauch
Digital Content Editor

Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa delivered some bad news about his lingering foot injury Wednesday.

Bosa told reporters he likely will be out until the Chargers' bye week, which comes in Week 8 of the season, per ESPN's Eric Williams. Bosa is wearing a protective boot on his left foot and told reporters he's experiencing instability in a tendon in his foot.

[MasterOfPuppets]

Next 4 games should still be wins even without Bosa

vs 49ers
vs Raiders
at Browns
vs Titans

[Chargerville]

[Fleet]

MOTHERFUCK!!!!!!!

[richpjr]

DE Joey Bosa, rehabbing from foot injury, likely out until bye week

3:17 PM PT

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa told reporters on Wednesday that he likely will be out at least until Week 8, his team's bye week, while he rehabs from a bruised left foot he injured during training camp.

After seeing foot specialist Robert Anderson in Green Bay two weeks ago for a second opinion, Bosa got his cast off this week and is in a protective boot. The Ohio State product said he still has instability in the tendon of his bruised left foot but remains optimistic that he can avoid surgery.

"It's going to be a few more weeks [until he can get back on the field], and then when that time comes it's really one day at a time," Bosa said. "Right now we're really trying to prevent surgery, which is looking good as long as I take my time and do everything right.

"When I'm ready to go, I'm ready to go, and that will be around bye week or after the bye week."

Bosa suffered the initial left foot injury on Aug. 7 during 11-on-11 team drills in practice. Bosa did not participate in any preseason games. However, the Chargers considered his injury minor and the expectation was he would be ready for the beginning of the regular season.

That all changed in the lead-up to the team's season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, when Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Bosa might not play after being a limited participant in practice that week. Bosa said he re-aggravated the injury in his first practice back because he was trying to push too hard to get back on the field.

"I knew out there I wasn't ready to go," Bosa said. "I thought maybe if I could get through that week without pain I maybe could be ready, but I think it's honestly a blessing that I hurt myself like that, because if I would have went out on game day I would have destroyed my foot, and we wouldn't be having this conversation right now."

The Chargers are 1-2 without Bosa, struggling to generate a consistent pass rush. Bosa said it has been tough to watch the first three games because he knows he could have an impact if healthy.

"When I walked into the locker room for KC, it really hit me, seeing all of the guys warming up and getting ready," Bosa said. "I'm trying to look forward. I'm trying to just stay positive about it because it's the only thing I can do right now. I can try and stay around and help all the young guys, help Isaac [Rochell] in his position right now. Just continue to try and be part of this team."

Bosa said the hope is that he's running in a few more weeks, and at that point he can determine whether or not he'll need surgery to repair the injury. Bosa said he talks daily with his younger brother, Ohio Statedefensive end Nick Bosa, who is also out with an injury. Nick Bosa had surgery last week to fix a core muscle injury and is out indefinitely. Joey Bosa said his younger brother is rehabbing in Philadelphia.

"In his last text, I asked him how he felt and he said, 'Ready to take down a small village,'" joked Bosa. "So he must be feeling pretty good. It sucks for my dad right now. It sucks for my family going through this right now, but I'm OK with it. I'm past the grieving. I'm past the feeling sorry for myself or anybody else.

"I'm just looking logically how I need to go forward on this to help the team as much as I possibly can."

[richpjr]

Tendon instability? Would anyone really be surprised if Bosa misses the entire season? I think it more likely than not he does not play in a single game this year, as it is the Charger way for players to get hurt. As we have seen in the first 3 games, he is probably the second most important player to have on the field.

Ugh.

[Guest]

Based on what we've heard, I don't think I'd want to see him risk a bad injury by pushing himself to return too early. Look what that did to Shawn Merriman's career. He dominated for three years and tried to play through an injury but ended up having surgery a game later. I think they need to be smart with Bosa and not rush him back because that instability strikes me as a tear waiting to happen.

I'm just hoping and praying that this isn't the first sign that Bosa's career is going to follow Merriman's...

[Joy Division]

At this rate, we might be able to draft his brother.

[UtahBolt]

Damnit!

Chargers...Yay...

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[Formula 21]

I dont like the sound of this. A bone bruise and a bad tendon. Not good.

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