The Los Angeles Chargers are getting some big help right before the playoffs.
Pro Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa is expected to come off injured reserve before the club faces the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Chargers coach Brandon Staley said Friday. Bosa will likely play with a quick count.
The star running back has been sidelined since September with a groin injury. He left the Chargers’ Week 3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars with a groin injury that required surgery on the central groin muscle area.
“I feel great,” Bosa told reporters Thursday. “It’s kind of refreshing, honestly. That was something that really caused me a lot of pain and kind of stress over the last couple of years, and I got to a point where I was used to it and I didn’t understand it. how bad it really was. Obviously, it’s a shame to waste all this time, but honestly it’s something I really needed to do.”
Bosa added that he has dealt with groin injuries the two seasons prior to tearing it in Week 3.
“I feel better than I have in years,” Bosa said.
Bosa has been one of the best edge rushers in the game since entering the league in 2016, earning four Pro Bowl nominations and totaling 59.5 sacks in 82 games.
The Chargers have already clinched a playoff spot but can’t win the AFC West. Los Angeles travels to face the Denver Broncos in the regular season finale next week. With a 9-6 record, the Chargers currently hold the No. 6 seed in the AFC.
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