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"No, not at all," Verrett said. "My goal is to always be ready every week. I tested it out pregame. I felt great. I just was trying to go out there because we were kind of short at corner. I just wanted to help my team."
"It's definitely frustrating just because I was coming off one that I had to deal with in college. It comes with the game," Verrett said.
"It's an injury that we've been dealing with for a couple of weeks. He gave it everything he had in the Denver game until it got to a point where he couldn't play any longer," McCoy said.
"That's a big target. I was trying to go for this game but I'm just waiting for the go-ahead. They're the professionals, not me," he said. "I can't wait to get back out there with my team."
Also Thursday,China NFL Jerseys, running back Ryan Mathews said his rehab is going well. He sprained the MCL in his right knee in a victory against Seattle in Week 2.
"One thing we've been doing as a team, the secondary especially, is responding to adversity,Cheap Basketball Jerseys," he said. "I don't think we've had every guy on the field healthy at the same time yet this year. He's definitely a playmaker, a key guy for our defense and our team as a whole. But we've just got to pick up the load. The next guy has got to step up and make plays out there."
Said McCoy: "We're not going to put anyone out there if we don't think they're ready to play. That's regardless of what the injury is, what body part. They spend a lot of hours in the training room to get better and get healthy and a number of players would play with certain things. Some play with his injury, some other players have played with it in the past, also. He's not the first guy to do this.
"I tried a little bit. I finally gave up after a while. It's been a while since I played," said Mathews,Wholesale Jerseys China, who wore a brace on his knee while on the course.
"It feels good to be back out there. Being out is hard,Wholesale China Jerseys," Flowers said.
Verrett originally hurt his shoulder in a victory at Oakland on Oct. 12 — which he sealed with a last-minute interception — and aggravated it in a loss at Denver last Thursday night,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping.
Safety Jahleel Addae has not been cleared after sustaining a concussion last week.
The Chargers did regain a cornerback Thursday when Brandon Flowers was cleared to practice after missing the Denver game with a concussion. Flowers was hurt in a home loss to his former team, the Kansas City Chiefs, on Oct. 19.
Verrett played most of his senior season at TCU with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, which was surgically repaired in March.
Both Verrett and coach Mike McCoy said it wasn't a mistake for Verrett to play in Thursday night's 35-21 loss at Denver. Verrett left in the second quarter and stood on the sideline in the second half with his left arm in a sling.
Mathews said he was able to play a little bit of golf during his charity tournament on Tuesday that benefited the Trish & Ryan Mathews Door of Hope Chest.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers will lose rookie cornerback Jason Verrett for at least one game and probably longer with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
"Being able to run again is encouraging. That's a big step," he said. "I'm very encouraged. The trainers are doing a great job and I'm just following their plan. Every time they put me through something I'm just trying to do my best."
Mathews hopes to be able to play in San Diego's first game after its bye, at home against Oakland on Nov. 16.
Flowers said it'll be a challenge with Verrett out,NFL Jerseys Authentic China.
The first-round draft pick will miss the game at Miami on Sunday, when the Chargers (5-3) will try to snap a two-game losing streak. The Chargers then have their bye. |
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