The Chargers staggered into the bye week as losers of three straight games as their season took a turn for the worse that was caused at least in part by the amount of injuries that have piled up this season.
One of the players that’s been missing has been linebacker Melvin Ingram, who has been on injured reserve with the designation to return because of a hip injury since playing in the first two games of the season. Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego reports that Ingram has been cleared to return to practice and is expected to be on the field on Wednesday, which will open a three-week window for him to practice before the Chargers have to make a call about adding him to the 53-man roster or shutting him down for good.
Ingram had eight quarterback hurries, a sack and a forced fumble in his brief playing time this season and his return would boost the pass rush as the team tries to get things moving back in the right direction.
Linebacker Manti Te’o and running back Ryan Mathews are a couple of the other injured players that the Chargers hope to get back in the lineup sooner rather than later and this week’s practices should tell us how close they are to making that happen.
