Chargers WR Ladd McConkey Expected to Miss Sunday's Game Against Broncos

The Los Angeles Chargers are heading into Sunday’s AFC West clash against the Denver Broncos down a crucial weapon. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, wide receiver Ladd McConkey is not expected to play thanks to a lingering foot injury.

McConkey spent the entire week watching practice in sweatpants, which is usually the universal NFL sign for a guy who has zero chance of playing. The team slapped a questionable tag on him anyway, mostly because modern NFL injury reports are just a weekly creative writing exercise.

"Adam Schefter reported that McConkey is not expected to play."

Both of these teams are limping into this matchup desperate for a palate cleanser. The Chargers just dropped a 30-23 game to the Seattle Seahawks, while the Broncos were handed a 24-14 reality check by the San Francisco 49ers.

Taking McConkey off the board completely changes the math for the Los Angeles passing attack. If you were holding out hope for his receiving props to bail out your Sunday card, it is officially time to pivot. The Denver defense is already a headache, and removing a reliable route-runner from the equation just makes moving the chains that much harder.

Los Angeles will have to dig into the depth chart to find someone capable of getting open against a stingy Broncos secondary. We will see if the Chargers can scheme their way around the absence, or if this turns into the kind of divisional rock fight that sets offensive football back a decade.