Chargers News: Brandon Staley Provides Concerning Injury Update on Starting TE Gerald Everett

Not a great sign.

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Gerald Everett made a trip to the end zone in the team's 31-17 Week 7 loss to Kansas City, but left early due to injury. 

LA head coach Brandon Staley mentioned that it was a quad injury on Sunday but pivoted to calling it a hip injury in a concerning update for one of his skill position guys ahead of Week 8. 

#Chargers HC Brandon Staley said TE Gerald Everett is dealing with a hip injury not a quad as the team reported Sunday. He wouldn't offer any more information beyond that.

— Jeff Miller (@JeffMillerLAT) October 23, 2023

The former Ram notched his second straight week with a score in the team's recent loss to Kansas City but now may miss more time than expected. 

LA already lost receiver Mike Williams to an ACL injury in Week 3 this season and Austin Ekeler's ankle injury held him out for multiple weeks this year. 

Now Justin Herbert's tight end might be out for an extended period as LA's dynamic offense suffers another loss they cannot afford. 

It's bad enough that the team as a whole hasn't won in their past two games but losing another offensive weapon could mark a nail in the coffin for the 2023 season. 

Donald Parham Jr. will likely assume a bigger role on offense but Herbert's finger injury has limited what Kellen Moore's system can run. 

Ineffectiveness against a tough Chiefs defense doomed LA to another loss against their divisional conquerors after a scoreless second half. 

Should Everett miss any time, LA should seriously consider a trade piece at the deadline to save their dwindling playoff hopes for this year. 

Who that might be remains unknown but defenses have proven that if you can contain Keenan Allen, there aren't many other options for LA's offense to go toward. 

Joshua Palmer filled in nicely for Williams after a 133-yard effort against Kansas City but another double-digit loss means that Everett's absence may loom larger than we thought. 

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