Chargers offensive lineman Rashawn Slater suffered a torn patellar tendon during practice on Thursday and will miss the entire 2025 season, the team shared. Slater will undergo surgery.
He was carted off the field during practice on Thursday and didn't return to the field.
This unfortunate injury news comes less than two weeks after Slater signed a record-setting extension with Los Angeles.
Rashawn Slater sustained a torn patellar tendon in today’s practice and will undergo surgery to repair the injury.
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) August 7, 2025
He will miss the 2025 season and be placed on Injured Reserve.
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