It's finally gameday for the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Chargers. After weeks of anticipation, the two sides are finally set to meet at SoFi Stadium for a 1:25 PM local time kickoff in Week 1.
The excitement and hype surrounding the Los Angeles Chargers going into the 2026 NFL season seem very real. That is especially true on the offensive side of the football.
While many people are concerned about the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive line as a whole, the truth is that the team does have two of the NFL’s best starting offensive tackles in Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater.
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With the 2026 NFL season approaching, the MVP race is starting to take shape. Athlon Sports betting writer Matt Romanoski breaks down the early favorites, from established MVP winners to quarterbacks looking to make their first run at the award.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Over the last few years, the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive line hasn’t been able to stay healthy or offer quarterback Justin Herbert enough consistent protection.
Los Angeles Chargers fans are used to hearing this, not to mention sick of hearing it, but the team’s offensive line is a concern. While Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater, at least when healthy, are more than capable of holding down the starting tackle spots, the other three starting spots are in question.
Ever since becoming the Los Angeles Chargers’ head coach two years ago, Jim Harbaugh has evolved his offensive philosophy a bit. He has historically implemented old-school smash-mouth football and leaned heavily on the physicality of his offensive line, but that changed a bit last year.
Not every career year comes with career-high passing totals. For these three NFL quarterbacks, 2026 could be defined by winning more games, correcting old problems and finally receiving a little help from the rest of the roster.
It may force Herbert to put the cape back on and carry everything.
The 2026 fantasy football breakout running backs include experienced players ready to take their games to a new level, along with rookies entering situations that could accelerate their development.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Last season provided the Chargers with another round of high-profile injury trouble, with the tackle position seeing the most significant setbacks. Rashawn Slater missed the full season, while Joe Alt played only six games.
The Broncos signed Texas A&M LB Taurean York as an undrafted free agent. York reflected on going undrafted, saying he has a chip on his shoulder knowing
Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Joe Alt was one of a handful of Chargers to make the Pro Bowl this year. At face value, the honor for Alt isn’t all that shocking.
The Los Angeles Chargers have officially placed OT Joe Alt on injured reserve, per the NFL transaction wire. Alt went down with a high ankle sprain for
The Los Angeles Chargers are 6-3 and in the thick of things in the AFC West and the AFC in general, but they just announced some news that could really impact the rest of their 2025 season.
Bitten by injuries in many recent seasons, the Los Angeles Chargers have run into tremendous trouble along their offensive line in this one.
The Los Angeles Chargers announced, via Daniel Popper, that OT Joe Alt will have surgery on his ankle and miss the rest of the season. Alt went down with
Each week of the NFL season, Yardbarker will be monitoring players who have suffered notable injuries. Here are five we're tracking after Week 9.
The Los Angeles Chargers knew they would face additional challenges this season when newly paid left tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a torn patellar tendon injury that would take him out for the year.
Los Angeles Chargers star Joe Alt continues to battle an injury ahead of the Thursday night encounter with the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8. Alt hasn’t
Joe Alt hasn't been seen by LA Chargers fans since Week 4 when he suffered a high-ankle sprain against the New York Giants. On Thursday, Alt took a huge first step in returning to the field less than three full weeks after his injury.
Joe Alt left last week's Giants game with an ankle injury after playing just 10 snaps. He was seen leaving the game in a walking boot, fueling speculation it could be a lengthier injury timeline.
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Each week of the NFL season, Yardbarker will be monitoring players who have suffered notable injuries. From a Baltimore Ravens quarterback to a Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman, here are five players we're tracking after Week 4.
As if it hadn’t been through enough, things went from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Chargers' offensive line on Sunday when offensive tackle Joe Alt was carted off the field with an ankle injury.
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