The Los Angeles Chargers are a vastly different team than the one that took the field for the first three weeks of the 2025-26 NFL season. Some will say the recent decline is just another example of the Bolts being the Bolts, but injuries have undeniably had a negative effect on both offense and defense. LA watched another core player go down in Thursday's game versus the Minnesota Vikings . Star safety Derwin James suffered an ankle injury early and was eventually ruled out , per The Athletic's Daniel Popper.

The 2018-19 First-Team All-Pro and two-time Second-Team All-Pro was seen in a walking boot , raising the level of exasperation that is currently sweeping through this perpetually tormented fan base.

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