Chargers put wide receiver DJ Chark (hip) on the injured list
The Los Angeles Chargers' wide receiver, DJ Chark, will be absent for a minimum of four games after being put on injured reserve on Saturday.
Chark had not participated in any practices this week due to a hip injury and had already been ruled out for the season opener against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The Chargers have a bye week in Week 5 and will face the Denver Broncos on October 13 in Week 6.
In May, the Chargers signed Chark, who will turn 28 on September 23, as a free agent after losing veteran receivers Keenan Allen (Chicago Bears) and Mike Williams (New York Jets). Chark was listed as a starter on the depth chart alongside Quentin Johnston, their top draft pick in 2023, and Joshua Palmer, a third-round selection in 2021. In April, the Chargers also drafted Ladd McConkey in the second round.
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Last season with the Carolina Panthers, Chark, 27, caught 35 passes for 525 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games (11 starts).
In his 69-game career (51 starts) with the Panthers, Detroit Lions (2022), and Jacksonville Jaguars (2018-21), who drafted him in the second round in 2018, he has recorded 212 receptions for 3,069 yards and 23 touchdowns. Chark was also selected for the Pro Bowl in 2019.
In a corresponding move on Saturday, the Chargers signed tight end Eric Tomlinson to the active roster and elevated linebacker Shaquille Quarterman from the practice squad for Sunday's game.
Tomlinson, 32, has played in 85 career games (53 starts) for the New York Jets (2016-18), Oakland Raiders (2019), New England Patriots (2019), New York Giants (2019-20), Baltimore Ravens (2020-21), and Denver Broncos (2022). He has recorded 27 receptions for 280 yards and three touchdowns. Tomlinson was released by the Indianapolis Colts on August 27.
Quarterman, 26, has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars for the past four seasons after being selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft from the University of Miami. In his 63 games (no starts), he has recorded 54 tackles and one forced fumble.
