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San Diego Union-Tribune: Chargers' Jason Verrett out for season with torn Achilles tendon
By Dan Woike
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Training camp hasn’t officially begun and the Chargers have lost a key player to a season-ending injury.
Cornerback Jason Verrett, who has been plagued with knee injuries the past two seasons, suffered a torn Achilles tendon during conditioning drills Friday, a day before the team was set to open training camp in Costa Mesa.
Verrett, a former first-round pick and Pro Bowler, has had two knee operations that forced him to miss almost all of last season and most of the 2016 campaign. He participated in the team’s offseason program this summer and was set to bolster an already strong secondary in 2018.
Read more at http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/la-sp-chargers-verrett-injury-20180727-story.html
By Dan Woike
Contact Reporter
Training camp hasn’t officially begun and the Chargers have lost a key player to a season-ending injury.
Cornerback Jason Verrett, who has been plagued with knee injuries the past two seasons, suffered a torn Achilles tendon during conditioning drills Friday, a day before the team was set to open training camp in Costa Mesa.
Verrett, a former first-round pick and Pro Bowler, has had two knee operations that forced him to miss almost all of last season and most of the 2016 campaign. He participated in the team’s offseason program this summer and was set to bolster an already strong secondary in 2018.
Read more at http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/la-sp-chargers-verrett-injury-20180727-story.html
