But coach Anthony Lynn is cautiously optimistic that his team's latest injury isn't serious.Williams was hurt while defending receiver Mike Williams in a red zone drill. Trevor Williams had to be helped off the field by teammate Jahleel Addae.After getting attention from the training staff, he left Jack Hammett Sports Complex on crutches with his left foot in a walking boot.The injury and Williams' reaction to it were foreboding, but Lynn was hopeful he hasn't lost his starting cornerback for an extended period."You're holding your breath there," Lynn said. "I think he sprained his ankle, but I don't think it's bad. I mean, it's the fourth day of training camp.
Hell, we have coaches around here limping. Coaches are sore, so I can't imagine
how the players feel."After the Chargers' history with catastrophic injuries in the past few seasons, Lynn won't exhale until Williams undergoes further tests.The Chargers are a popular pick to earn a playoff spot this fall, but they already incurred serious injuries to two potential key contributors before
training camp even began.Los Angeles lost starting tight end Hunter Henry to a knee injury on a non-contact drill in May. The Chargers then lost long-injured former Pro Bowl
cornerback Jason Verrett to a torn Achilles tendon during a conditioning test
last week.Verrett's most recent injury occurred at the brink of his comeback after missing most of the past two seasons. His newest setback "broke a lot of our
hearts," Pro Bowl cornerback Casey Hayward said.But Verrett's absence wasn't a disaster for the Chargers last season because of the surprising emergence of Williams, who stepped into a key role after
catching on with the Chargers in 2016 as an undrafted free agent from Penn
State.Williams started five games as a rookie Carlos Dunlap Jerse , and he started 15 more games last season opposite Hayward in the Chargers' opportunistic defensive secondary. He made the first
two interceptions of his career along with 56 tackles and generally provided
outstanding coverage."He'll bounce back," defensive tackle Brandon Mebane said of Williams. "Trevor is a great professional, and you know he's going to do whatever he can
to get right back on the field. We're just going to wait on him and be
patient."The Bolts have been forced to do that quite a bit during Mebane's tenure. They lost a staggering number of man-games to injuries in San Diego during their
final two seasons, which were also the worst two seasons of Philip Rivers'
12-year tenure as their starting quarterback. Fans who followed the Chargers
from San Diego to LA already know the Bolts went 5-11 in 2016 after losing
Verrett, cornerback Brandon Flowers, linebacker Manti Te'o, receivers Keenan
Allen and Stevie Johnson and running back Danny Woodhead for extended
periods.Even after losing Verrett last week, the Chargers' secondary is fairly well stocked. Desmond King played extensively as a rookie last season, primarily as a
nickel back, while first-round pick Derwin James is expected to be an immediate
contributor at safety alongside Addae, who started all 16 games last season."If Trevor's ankle is bad, then I would be concerned about the depth there T.J. Yeldon Jersey ," Lynn said. "But I'm also confident in those young guys behind him. They're stepping up and making plays in practice, and there's
going to be a nice competition in that group."Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jerome Robinson were introduced in Los Angeles on Monday as the newest Clippers
guards. The duo, selected in the NBA draft last week, won’t be under the bright
spotlight just yet.
That’s reserved for center DeAndre Jordan.This is the final week before the NBA’s free agency period begins Sunday, and the biggest question mark for the Clippers is whether center Jordan will opt in
or out of his contract.”I talk to him,” coach Doc Rivers said. ”We pretty much stay away from the subject for the most part. But I talk to him. We stay in touch.”Lawrence Frank, executive vice president of basketball operations, wasn���t sure what Jordan would decide about his $24.1 million player option.”No new updates. We continue to have dialogue with his agent, Jeff Schwartz,” Frank said. ”We’ll see how everything plays out.”Guard Milos Teodosic has exercised his $6.3 million option with the Clippers. Frank visited him in Belgrade, Serbia, last month.”We’ll see how everything plays out Howard Wilson Jersey , but he’s in a really good space,” Frank said.Last week, guard Austin Rivers exercised his $12.6 million option.The Clippers have an abundance of guards, but it’s not expected that all will be with the team when the season starts.Observers may have viewed the Clippers’ use of both first-round picks on guards as confirmation that Jordan will opt in, but the team did not see it that
way.”That’s a lot of speculation,” Rivers said.Nothing is official, and Jordan will need to decide by week’s end.”The No. 1 thing is we draft the best available players,” Frank said. ”We don’t draft for need. That’s first. It’s important to start with that. Then,
very early in the process, we identified Shai and Jerome as top targets. When
you go through the entire process and get an opportunity to sit with them, have
meals with them, get them to work out Marcell Dareus Jersey , watch film and their games, it was clear we went into the draft week knowing these are our top two guys and how will we get
them.”If the Clippers don’t make any big moves in free agency, the question remains whether this can be a playoff team again. Last year, the injury-riddled Clippers
missed the postseason. They finished with a winning record of 42-40, but their
streak of consecutive postseason appearances ended at six.”You’re constantly, always looking at ways to improve the roster,” Frank said. ”I think we’re going to be very competitive. I think we’ll bring a very
exciting brand of basketball. Obviously, this past year we had an unlucky hand
with injuries. But every team has injuries, we just had probably a bigger share.
Hopefully, guys like Pat (Beverley) and Galo (Danilo Gallinari) can play the
amount of games they’re normally used to playing. We’ve improved ourselves not
just with the acquisitions but also with the health.”We’ll see with free agency, there will be different ways we can improve the roster.”— Authentic Womens Tre'Quan Smith Jersey
