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SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Chargers linebacker Manti Te'o has a fractured right foot and is expected to miss significant time, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday night.
While Te'o is expected to miss significant time,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, the injury apparently isn't bad enough to place him on season-ending injured reserve. He can't be placed on injured reserve, designated to return,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, because outside linebacker Melvin Ingram was placed on that list with a hip injury on Saturday. Teams can use that exemption only once per season.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't made the news public.
Ingram will be eligible to return to the active roster following the team's Nov. 9 bye.
Te'o has settled into life in the NFL after enduring the glare of publicity following the revelation he'd gotten fooled by a hoax involving a fake girlfriend while at Notre Dame,China NFL Jerseys.
Chargers coach Mike McCoy loathes discussing injuries. He has declined to give an injury report at his weekly Monday news conference,NFL Jerseys Store, saying that he meets with the team trainer after he meets with reporters. He has also refused to confirm when players have surgery.
The latest injury was first reported by the U-T San Diego newspaper.
Te'o was hurt in Sunday's 22-10 victory at Buffalo,Jerseys NFL Wholesale. He has been bothered by foot injuries. He missed the first three games of his rookie season in 2013 with what the team said was a sprained right foot. He had surgery on the foot in January.
Te'o,Cheap Jerseys, the team's second-round draft pick in 2013, missed time during training camp after spraining his left foot in the second exhibition game. |
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