The Los Angeles Chargers today elevated long snapper Rick Lovato and tackle Foster Sarell from the practice squad for Friday's game.
Lovato comes to the Chargers having appeared in 156 career games (139 regular season, 17 postseason) with the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. He was a consistent contributor for the Eagles from 2017-24, earning Pro Bowl recognition in 2019 and helping Philadelphia win a pair of Super Bowls. Over his tenure in the City of Brotherly Love, Lovato snapped for an operation that saw kicker Jake Elliott make 84.8 percent of his field goals (196-of-231) and score a total of 906 points. He helped Elliott be named to the Pro Bowl in 2021 and an Associated Press second-team All-Pro in 2023. Lovato snapped collegiately at Old Dominion, appearing in 50 games for the Monarchs, earning All-America honors from College Sporting News in 2012.
Sarell made three starts in 35 regular-season games played for the Chargers from 2022-24, also appearing in a pair of postseason games for Los Angeles. He came into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens in 2021 before joining the Bolts later that year. Sarell played four years (2017-20) at Stanford University, starting 17-of-34 games along the offensive front. He was part of Cardinal teams that appeared in two bowl games and, in 2019, started all 11 games at right tackle to earn honorable mention All-Pacific-12 recognition.