Yes, he suffered a sprained ankle Monday night that kept him off the practice field Wednesday. No, it’s not something that he expects to deal with long-term.
“The thing that I’m encouraged about is it’s not anything that’s going to keep me out for a long period of time,” Tomlinson said. “It’s frustrating, but it’s football. You get banged up.”
Tomlinson suffered the injury on a first-quarter shovel pass in Monday’s win at Oakland. He carried 10 times for 46 yards after tweaking his ankle, but the pain grew as the game wore on.
“It was there, but I just kind of fought through it,” Tomlinson said. “The more that I played on it and got hit a couple more times, that’s when it really started to bother me toward the end of the game.”
LT said that he’s dealt with similar issues before. He’s “taking it day by day” and said the injury isn’t even comparable to the toe and groin injuries that hampered him last season. Tomlinson is approaching the injury as just another challenge football players must occasionally deal with.
“I think the true character of a person is when he’s up against adversity,” Tomlinson said. “I’m definitely at that point. Nobody wants to be hurt, but I’ve had some unfortunate things happen. At the same time, I’m still optimistic about this injury.”
In addition to Tomlinson, six other Chargers didn’t participate in Wednesday’s practice. Linebacker
On a positive note, defensive end
As for those who didn’t work, Turner wasn’t ready to make any prognosis in terms of their status for Sunday.
“I’m confident in most cases,” Turner said. “I’d expect most of them to participate (Thursday).”
