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Chargers TE David Njoku is expected to return to practice this week
Chargers TE David Njoku to return to practice this week
David Njoku
TE · LAC · 30 yrs · exp 9 · Miami (FL)
Status
- Game status
- Inactive
- Injury
- IR
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Value
2,519
Rank
#200
Pos rank
#36
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Latest: Sep 7, 2026 · 2,519
News
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Week 4 injury report for Browns
Yahoo Sports NFLSource ↗
Browns ruled out three players for their Week 4 game
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Chargers place OL Trey Pipkins III on IR, sign QB DJ Uiagalelei to active roster
Pro Football TalkSource ↗
The Chargers placed offensive lineman Trey Pipkins III on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday. Pipkins, who was ruled out for Week 3 with a knee injury, will miss at least the next four games. With Kayode Awosika (fibula) also ruled out, Trevor Penning will start at left guard. In a corresponding move, the team signed quarterback DJ Uiagalelei to the active roster. In addition, the Chargers elevated tight end Patrick Herbert and outside linebacker Caleb Murphy from the practice squad for Sunday’s game. Backup quarterback Trey Lance popped up on Friday’s injury report as questionable, prompting the Chargers to sign Uiagalelei to the active roster. He will backup Justin Herbert against the Bills if Lance is unavailable. The Chargers are hurting at tight end with injuries to David Njoku and Charlie Kolar, so Patrick Herbert will add depth. Murphy is a core special teams player
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Chimere Dike Facing Uphill Battle for Playing Time in Tennessee
Chimere Dike's playing time is in jeopardy due to competition from other players
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Oronde Gadsden II 'ready to step up' per HC Jim Harbaugh
Chargers TE Oronde Gadsden II is ready to step up with David Njoku and Charlie Kolar sidelined
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Oronde Gadsden "Ready to Step Up"
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said that tight end Oronde Gadsden "had a very good week" and is "ready to step up" in Week 3 against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday with both Charlie Kolar (forearm) and David Njoku (leg) out, according to Alex Insdorf. Harbaugh added that he thinks Gadsden has improved as a blocker. The 23-year-old should have been one of the more intriguing tight end pickups off the waiver wire after both Kolar and Njoku were injured in the team's Week 2 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Njoku is on Injured Reserve, and Kolar could miss several weeks with his injury. Gadsden only had two catches for 18 yards on Sunday against the Raiders, but he did manage to find the end zone for his first touchdown of the 2026 season. The Bills have been vulnerable against tight ends early this season, so this could be the perfect storm for Gadsden to be an excellent streamer at the TE position. As a rookie last year, Gadsden caught 49 of his 69 targets for 664 yards and three touchdowns in 15 regular-season games
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Chargers to sign Marquez Valdes-Scantling to active roster
Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is moving from the practice squad to the active roster in Los Angeles. Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh announced the change in status during his Wednesday press conference. Valdes-Scantling signed with the Chargers last week. Valdes-Scantling was in camp with the Cowboys, but was released as part of their final cuts in August. He had 10 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in five games for the Steelers last season. The veteran wideout has also played for the 49ers, Saints, Bills, Chiefs and Packers. Harbaugh also confirmed that tight end David Njoku will go on injured reserve with a fibula injury. It was initially thought tight end Charlie Kolar would go on injured reserve as well, but Harbaugh said that will not be the case. Kolar had surgery on his forearm Monday
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Los Angeles Chargers news: Bolts sign TE Hayden Rucci, release WR Gary Jennings
Yahoo Sports NFLSource ↗
The Chargers signed Hayden Rucci to the active roster, leaving them with only two healthy tight ends (Rucci and Oronde Gadsden II) after placing Charlie Kolar and David Njoku on injured reserve
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Chargers place David Njoku, Charlie Kolar on injured reserve
The Chargers are placing TEs Charlie Kolar and David Njoku on injured reserve after Sunday’s loss
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Chargers' worst-case scenario has come to life with nowhere for Justin Herbert, Jim Harbaugh to hide
In their first chance to put aside last week's debacle against the Cardinals , the Chargers moved quickly into Raiders territory, but the drive fizzled when tight end Oronde Gadsden II gave his best defensive-back impression, diving to bat down a pass intended for Brenen Thompson . In a chance to take advantage of the Raiders' own slow start, two possessions later, Justin Herbert found David Njoku open deep. Some offensive momentum finally seemed possible for the Chargers ... until Njoku bobbled the ball right into the arms of Jermod McCoy . The offensive blunders kept coming: Trailing by three late in the third quarter, an offensive snap hit Tre Harris in motion, and what should have been an easy third-down conversion became a punt. Herbert slammed the turf twice in frustration. And, finally, in a chance to prove that, despite all the mistakes, despite all the ugliness, despite, well, everything , the Chargers could get to 1-1 and stop the bleeding for at least one week, Omarion Hampton fumbled in Raiders territory. Three plays later, the Raiders were back in the end zone. Final: 26-14, Raiders — one week after 26-14, Cardinals. Two of the teams expected to be among the NFL's worst blasted their way past one expected to challenge the best. "That's not up to our standard," Herbert said. Unfortunately, though, this is the current standard of the Chargers. Their five turnovers are tied for second-most in the NFL, only behind the essentially quarterback-less Falcons . Their seven fumbles are the most in the NFL; they had six on Sunday alone. Their 13 offensive penalties are second-most. Herbert and Mike McDaniel were supposed to make sweet music, but through two games, the most appropriate music, on offense, would be "Yakety Sax." It has been a circus, and not the good kind. Jim Harbaugh credited his team's "fight" and said they weren't "deterred." But what is going to get things going in the right direction? Last week, Harbaugh wished he had played his starters more in the preseason, but the preseason is long gone. Unfortunately, Harbaugh would love for his team to look ready for the preseason. They look like they're still learning the basics of the offense. There was always a stylistic difference between what Herbert's been — a rocket-armed, stand-in-the-pocket-and-deliver-downfield quarterback — and McDaniel's quick-strike, motion-heavy offense. But the meld is far behind schedule. The Chargers are 21st in EPA per play on plays with motion. McDaniel's motion is complex, but it is supposed to help solve defenses and provide quick answers. Right now, it's only creating more problems for the offense. These things needed to be ironed out weeks ago. And even when the ball is snapped smoothly, Herbert hasn't looked comfortable making the throws that McDaniel used to make Tua Tagovailoa the NFL's leading passer. From 2022-23, when Tagovailoa was at his best under McDaniel with the Miami Dolphins, 57% of Tagovailoa's throws came out in 2.5 seconds or fewer, by far the highest rate in the NFL. Herbert, by contrast, is currently at 33%, tied with Josh Allen for 24th in the league. Therein lies an issue. At his best, Herbert has played stylistically much closer to Allen than Tagovailoa. Herbert's biggest advantage over Tagovailoa — his arm strength — can only be unlocked if the basics of the offense can function. For all of Tagovailoa's flaws, he was accurate and on time in the quick game. Herbert currently has a 12.5% off-target rate on throws 15 yards or fewer downfield, the fifth-highest rate in the NFL this season through Sunday. Last year, it was 6.3%. Whatever the product is trying to be — the maximization of Herbert's physical skills and McDaniel's playbook — isn't happening. When asked about how long it takes to adapt to new coordinators, a clearly frustrated Herbert went back to a familiar refrain. "It wasn't good enough today. There's no time for us to be patient with how we were playing. It's not good enough, so we [... truncated ...]
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Oronde Gadsden Gains Waiver Appeal After Tight End Injuries
Oronde Gadsden becomes a more interesting waiver option after tight end injuries
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Chargers TE David Njoku carted off vs. Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers tight end David Njoku is in his first season with the team
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Chargers TE David Njoku carted off with knee injury
David Njoku injured, likely out for the rest of the game
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Chargers TE David Njoku carted off with knee injury
Chargers tight end David Njoku is likely out for the rest of Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Njoku was carted off the field after suffering a knee injury early in the second quarter. The Chargers announced he is officially questionable to return. The veteran tight end went down after a second-down run. Njoku caught five passes for 58 yards in last week’s loss to Arizona. The Chargers are also dealing with an injury to veteran safety Derwin James, who is questionable to return with a hand issue
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Oronde Gadsden Finds the End Zone in Week 2 Loss
Oronde Gadsden's fantasy value may increase if David Njoku and Charlie Kolar miss time due to injuries
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David Njoku — Questionable
Sleeper status change for David Njoku (4033). Before: status=Active, injury_status=—. After: status=Active, injury_status=Questionable
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Browns 2026 free-agent departures: Checking in on Wyatt Teller, David Njoku, more
Update on 2026 free agents who left the Browns
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2026 Risers & Fallers | What We Learned from Training Camp
Players trending up and down in training camp ahead of the 2026 NFL season
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2026 Tight Ends Blueprint | Elite Tight End vs. Punting the Position
Fantasy football tight end position analysis for the 2026 season, discussing the value of elite tight ends and the option to punt the position
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Waiver: David Njoku added
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Adds: David Njoku
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