{"id":261971,"date":"2025-09-28T19:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/261971\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T19:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:11:11","slug":"chargers-star-tackle-joe-alt-carted-to-locker-room-with-ankle-injury-in-week-4-ruled-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/261971\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers star tackle Joe Alt carted to locker room with ankle injury in Week 4, ruled out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Chargers are already without left tackle Rashawn Slater. In Week 4, the team may have suffered yet another devastating loss on the offensive line, as 2024 first-round pick Joe Alt was carted to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>Alt appeared to sustain the injury during a Justin Herbert scramble. Alt was able to limp off the field on his own, but was later spotted taking a cart to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The team quickly deemed Alt <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chargers\/status\/1972352434514403831\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:questionable to return;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">questionable to return<\/a> due to an ankle injury. After being evaluated, Alt came out after halftime in street clothes. He had a boot on his lower right leg.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Alt was spotted, the Chargers officially ruled him out for the rest of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The belief is that Alt is dealing with a <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1972373820947517753\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:high-ankle sprain;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">high-ankle sprain<\/a>, per ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n<p>Alt, 22, stabilized the team&#8217;s offensive line after he was drafted with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Alt started 16 games as a rookie, earning down-ballot Rookie of the Year votes. Alt was the only lineman to receive votes for the award.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>[<\/strong><a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/watch\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yahoo Sports TV is here! Watch live shows and highlights 24\/7;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yahoo Sports TV is here! Watch live shows and highlights 24\/7<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt was out to yet another excellent start to the season in 2025. Through three games, Alt ranked as the fourth-best tackle in the NFL this season, per PFF&#8217;s metrics.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Alt, and the rest of the team&#8217;s offensive line, Herbert is also out to a fantastic start in 2025. Entering Sunday, Herbert was completing 66.7% of his passes, with six touchdowns against one interception.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This story will be updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Chargers are already without left tackle Rashawn Slater. 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