EL SEGUNDO — Khalil Mack wasn’t available to speak to reporters after going on injured reserve Thursday because of a dislocated left elbow . He was available to his Chargers teammates, though, standing with them on the field during practice and talking football with them afterward.

Injured players often disappear from view after they get hurt, but Mack’s presence has been difficult to miss this week, starting with his rapid return to the sideline from the locker room after he was hurt on the final play of the first quarter of the Chargers’ 20-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night .

“It’s a tough loss because Khalil is so valuable, so important,” Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter said of the prospect of playing without Mack for at least the next four games whi

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