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Chargers' DJ Chark: Added to IR
Chark (hip) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
It's a tough blow for Chark's marginal fantasy value, as the veteran figured to have an upper hand to be one of the team's top three pass catchers given his experience relative to Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey. Chark won't be eligible to return until Week 6, as the team has the earliest possible bye in Week 5.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Won't play Sunday
Chark (hip) has been ruled out for Sunday's season opener against the Raiders.
With Chark unavailable, Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston are slated to lead the Chargers' Week 1 wideout corps. Chark, who didn't practice this week, thus will target a potential return to action Sunday, Sept. 15 versus the Panthers.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Not suited up for practice Friday
Chark (hip) is watching Friday's practice in street clothes, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Chark appears set to miss a third consecutive practice, in which case he'll be a strong candidate to miss Sunday's regular-season opener against the Raiders. Friday's practice report will reveal the veteran wideout's official injury designation for Week 1. In the event that Chark isn't able to go, the Chargers will stand to roll with Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston as the top options in three-wide sets.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Still sidelined Thursday
Chark (hip) remained sidelined at Thursday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Chark came up limping in practice on Aug. 19 and has been dealing with the injury ever since. Back-to-back DNPs to open the practice week aren't a good sign for the veteran wideout's Week 1 availability against the Raiders, but Chark has one more day of practice to get out there ahead of Sunday. If Chark is unable to play, Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston would likely be the Chargers' three-wide set versus Las Vegas.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Fails to practice Wednesday
Chark (hip) didn't practice Wednesday.
Chark has been dealing with an injury since last month, and Wednesday's injury report confirmed that the wideout is tending to a hip issue. The receiver will likely need to return to full practice participation by Friday in order to avoid taking a designation into Sunday's game against the Raiders.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Not seen at practice
Chark (hip) wasn't spotted at Wednesday's practice, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Assuming the Chargers officially list Chark as a non-participant on their first injury report of 2024, he'll have two more chances to potentially get in some practice work before Sunday's season opener versus the Raiders.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Still missing from practice
Chark (hip) wasn't seen at the portion of Monday's practice open to the media, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Chark is two weeks removed from an apparent hip injury he suffered in practice, which has kept him sidelined since. The Chargers aren't required to post an injury report until Wednesday ahead of Sunday's contest against the Raiders, but it should provide some clarity on his status. Once he's healthy, Chark will be part of a receiving corps that's led by Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Misses another practice
Chark (undisclosed) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Chark was shook up during Monday's practice, with Daniel Popper of The Athletic suggesting afterward that the wideout may have sustained a hip issue. With another missed practice under his belt Thursday, Chark doesn't seem likely to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Cowboys.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Not practicing Tuesday
Chark (undisclosed) didn't participate in Tuesday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Chark came up limping after an 11-on-11 play during Monday's practice, with Popper indicating afterward that the wideout may have sustained a hip issue. With a missed practice Tuesday, the wideout's status for Saturday's preseason finale against the Cowboys is unclear.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Possible hip issue
Chark came up limping after an 11-on-11 play during Monday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Per Popper, Chark was grabbing at his left hip flexor after the play, so the wideout's status will be worth tracking ahead of Saturday's preseason finale against the Cowboys. If Chark is forced to miss any time, Derius Davis and Brenden Rice would be candidates to see added work behind Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Lone touch comes in second half
Chark received one carry for three yards and wasn't targeted in Saturday's 13-9 preseason loss to the Rams.
Chark struggled for the second straight exhibition game after failing to haul in any of the three balls thrown his direction against the Seahawks last week. It is also worth noting that the journeyman wideout's only touch didn't come until the third quarter despite the Chargers holding out most of its starters. Chark will continue to battle for one of the remaining receiver spots on the 53-man roster as the deadline for roster cuts draws closer.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Struggles in preseason loss
Chark did not catch any of his three targets in Saturday's 16-3 preseason loss to the Seahawks.
The Chargers' offense was painfully bad in the first half as they put together just one drive with more than five plays. With the majority of the expected starters all held out for precautionary reasons, the veteran Chark was featured heavily in the first couple of possessions, but quarterback Easton Stick's inaccuracies proved too difficult to overcome for Chark. Expect the 27-year-old to receive extensive work throughout the preseason as the team sorts out the expected wide receiving corps behind obvious starters Joshua Palmer and Ladd McConkey.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Running with first-team offense
Chark is working with the first-team offense early in training camp, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
The Chargers presumably hope 2023 first-round pick Quentin Johnston will eventually take Chark's spot, but so far it sounds like Johnston has mostly worked with the second-stringers after his disappointing rookie season. Chark played 15 games for the Panthers last year -- his healthiest season since he put up 73-1,008-8 for the Jaguars in 2019 -- but he reached 50 yards just three times while playing in one of the worst offenses in the league. As much as better QB play is a near-certainty in Los Angeles, there's a reason Chark is on his fourth team in as many years. He's not in over his head as a starting wideout, but you'd rather have him coming off the bench as a No. 4 receiver who can threaten defenses downfield. The Chargers may not have that luxury after jettisoning Keenan Allen and Mike Williams this offseason and settling for Chark and second-round pick Ladd McConkey as replacements. McConkey and Joshua Palmer are the other WRs that have been getting a lot of first-team snaps during the first week of training camp.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 200 lbs |
| Birthplace: Winnfield, LA |
| Age: 27 |
| School: LSU |
| Experience: 7 |