Chargers News: Brandon Staley Shares Less-Than-Optimal Update on Alohi Gilman

We're going to need less of this in 2023

Same ole', same ole' for your Los Angeles Chargers? We hope not, but this isn't a good sign.

Los Angeles Chargers safety Alohi Gilman didn't practice this week, and head coach Brandon Staley provided us with why that is.

#Chargers HC Brandon Staley said S Alohi Gilman, who has missed practice this week, is dealing with a knee contusion.

— Jeff Miller (@JeffMillerLAT) August 17, 2023

This is the last thing the Bolts need this upcoming season. Gilman is poised to be the starting free safety this upcoming season. He will be heading into the fourth season of his career, and it is primed to be the biggest as he will play a more significant role than he did years prior. 

Although he's played in 43 games, he's only started in nine games, and five of those starts came in 2022. He's only 25 years old, and he's shown flashes of being the right guy on the side of their superstar safety Derwin James. 

Hopefully, this isn't a bigger deal than it seems, and we will see Gilman back on the field again.