The Bolts got back to work at Chargers Training Camp on Saturday for the first time since the Hall of Fame Game, holding a near two-hour session in full pads in El Segundo.
The Chargers will practice again on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Here is the Chargers Camp Report from Saturday's practice:
1. Lambert-Smith keeps rolling
It's becoming a common occurrence to see rookie wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith make explosive plays during camp.
The fifth-round pick had another productive day on Saturday, hauling in two deep touchdown passes that pumped up the Bolt Fam in El Segundo.
After a couple of catches in the first portion of practice, Lambert-Smith's first splash play occurred during team drills with the offense facing a second-and 4 at the 37-yard line.
Justin Herbert dropped back to pass after faking the handoff and let go of a ball to the rookie down the left side.
And when the pass arrived, Lambert-Smith had created enough separation to make the catch after Herbert dropped it in a bucket.
Lambert-Smith's next big play was even more explosive than the first.
During one of the final full-team sessions of the day, the receiver once again was on the field with Herbert — and the two linked up once again.
On a first-and 10 from their own 47-yard line, Herbert once again faked the handoff and dropped back looking to pass.
Lambert-Smith streaked down the deep of the middle field and was hit in stride for a 53-yard touchdown connection.
"Specifically with KLS, it's one day at a time, it's training camp," Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman said. "He's engaged, we just got to try to get one percent better every day. But he's doing a nice job."
The rookie's big Saturday practice comes on the heels of him flashing in Thursday's Hall of Fame Game, where he hauled in two passes for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Roman says his ability to do it in all areas of the field — underneath or going deep — is what has stood out about the receiver so far as he continues to grow each day.
"It's not like he's a one-trick pony, down the field guy," Roman said on Saturday. "He's really impressed me, he's gotten a lot better with his route running.
"There's still a long way to go, but he's on that trajectory and it's all about the mindset," Roman added. "I think he's really developing a great mindset."
2. Defense holds strong in red zone
The Bolts got some good red zone work in their return to padded practices.
The session saw both first-team offense and defense up first as the groups battled in what was a high-level session.
With the ball starting at the 25-yard line, Herbert and the offense got the session started with the upper hand.
The Chargers quarterback found rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden open down the right sideline for a pickup of 18 yards on the first play of the drill.
But the defense responded right back on first-and goal from the seven-yard line, as Teair Tart used a quick move to get in the backfield and stop an Omarion Hampton run play with a tackle for loss of about four yards.
The Bolts offense then saw an incompletion on second down, before Herbert scrambled up the middle for about five yards on third down and the offense had to settle for a field goal.
The second-team units were up next.
Taylor Heinicke threw incomplete on the first play before the offense gained four yards on a short pass.
Heinicke was unable to connect down the field with receiver Jaylen Johnson on third-and 6 to end their drive as the defense held firm once again to force a field goal situation.
3. Back to special teams work
Ryan Ficken and Co. used their return to the practice field for some more special teams work on Saturday.
The team had a couple of sessions, first starting with punt phase that got some action in both defense and coverage. Later in the afternoon, the team switched to both aspects of field goals for a busy day on special teams.
Of course, the Chargers special teams unit was strong in Thursday's game as they created the first turnover on the opening kickoff of the game.
And overall all four phases got some good work in as they were able kick and face a number of field goals and punts.
