At this point, it’s unclear whether or not Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will be available for Arizona’s season opener.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Love is “about 50/50” to play Week 1 with an ankle sprain.
Love suffered the injury in Las Vegas’ preseason opener on Aug. 13. He tallied 14 touches in that contest, with 11 rushing attempts for 58 yards and three receptions for 14 yards. Head coach Mike LaFleur said the plan was for Love, the No. 4 overall pick of the year’s draft, to get double-digit touches in that preseason game.
Via Darren Urban of the team’s website, LaFleur said on Monday that Love is “progressing” but did not touch on the running back’s availability for Week 1.
The team’s first injury report for its matchup against the Chargers will be released on Sept. 9.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will be practicing with his brother for the first time since they were teammates at Oregon in 2019.
Patrick Herbert, a tight end who was cut by the Jaguars on Sunday, signed with the Chargers’ practice squad on Monday.
The 25-year-old Patrick, who is three years younger than Justin, signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent last year and spent the season on their practice squad. He remained with the Jaguars throughout this offseason.
Patrick spent six seasons at Oregon, playing there from 2019 through 2024. As a freshman he got on the field for two games, while Justin was leading the Ducks to a 12-2 record that culminated in winning the Rose Bowl. During his college career, Patrick caught 31 passes for 388 yards and four touchdowns.
The Chargers terminated the contract of punter JK Scott in a procedural move Sunday. They needed the roster spot for Denzel Perryman until they could move the veteran linebacker to injured reserve on Monday.
Perryman, 33, can return to the team after missing at least the first four games.
He played only 10 games in 2025 due to a high-ankle sprain and a suspension.
Scott will enter his fifth season with the Chargers. He averaged 45 yards on 14 punts in the preseason and allowed a return for a touchdown.
The Chargers also announced their practice squad, and it includes quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. They cut Uiagalelei on Sunday.
Their other additions are linebacker Lander Barton, outside linebacker Andre Carter, defensive lineman Jahmeer Carter, linebacker Junior Colson, running back Gregory Desrosiers, wide receiver Gary Jennings, running back Amar Johnson, center Josh Kaltenberger, cornerback Nikko Reed, wide receiver Devonte Ross, tight end Evan Svoboda, outside linebacker Nadame Tucker, offensive tackle Laekin Vakalahi, cornerback Isas Waxter and defensive lineman Terry Webb.
The Chargers do not have a punter on their initial 53-man roster.
JK Scott was among the players released by the AFC West club on Sunday. Scott spent the last four years with the Chargers and could return if the team does some other roster shuffling, but their plans at the position remain unclear.
RB Jaret Patterson was also released.
The Chargers’ other moves included putting FB/DL Scott Matlock and OL Branson Taylor on injured reserve with the designation to return and moving OT Isaiah World to the reserve/non-football injury list.
WR Sincere Brown, WR Dalevon Campbell, LB Kyle Kennard, S Noah Avinger, LB Lander Barton, LS Peter Bowden, TE Jerand Bradley, LB Andre Carter, DL Jahmeer Carter, WR Liam Clifford, LB Junior Colson, RB Gregory Desrosiers, S Devin Grant, DL Jacobian Guillory, WR JaQuae Jackson, WR Gary Jennings, RB Amar Johnson, LB Emany Johnson, C Josh Kaltenberger, TE Johnny Pascuzzi, S Myles Purchase, LB Garmon Randolph, CB Nikko Reed, CB Eric Rogers, WR Devonte Ross, TE Evan Svoboda, LB Nadame Tucker, QB DJ Uiagalelei, OT Laekin Vakalahi, CB Isas Waxter, and DL Terry Webb were all waived.
Tony Jefferson remains a Charger.
Although the Chargers were expecting to cut Jefferson as one of their moves to get down to 53 players today, they ended up keeping Jefferson on the roster.
According to Adam Schefter, the Chargers decided to keep Jefferson after trading cornerback Avery Smith and defensive lineman TeRah Edwards, which opened up two roster spots.
So, for now anyway, Jefferson remains in Los Angeles and remains a Charger.
