The Los Angeles Chargers went into one of the biggest games of their year on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs without their top two offensive performers. Both Ladd McConkey and JK Dobbins were forced to miss the game due to injury.
But coming out of that game, they lost another. Will Dissly has become Justin Herbert’s second-most-targeted receiver. Dissly has caught 43 passes on 55 targets for 413 yards. But Dissly left the hotly contested matchup with a shoulder injury he suffered on the final play before halftime — a 15-yard catch — and didn’t rejoin his teammates on the field to begin the second half. He caught both of his targets for 19 yards before the injury.
When the Chargers injury report was released on Wednesday afternoon Dissly was listed as a did not participate with a shoulder injury.
Chargers TE Will Dissly Injury Status
Today, head coach Jim Harbaugh was asked about Dissly’s status to which Harbaugh said he is still waiting on tests/evaluations of the injury to determine his next course of action in the matter.
After the half, the Chargers played backup tight ends Stone Smartt and Tucker Fisk about an equal amount of snaps. Smartt was the standout from a pass-catching standpoint, hauling in three passes for 54 yards — all seemingly in extremely high-leverage situations. Fisk was the better blocker in both phases of the offense but also caught one target, which went for no yards.
Tight end Hayden Hurst is currently on injured reserve and won’t be able to return until at least Week 16 against the Denver Broncos.
Dissly had been anything but a pass-catching tight end for much of his career. His previous career high receptions was 34 and a high of 349 yards. Dissly has surpassed both those numbers while playing about 100 fewer snaps.
If he, McConkey, and Dobbins miss much more time, that is the Chargers’ top three performers missing from the lineup. Together they represent 53 percent of the team’s total offensive yards from scrimmage.
