January 9, 2025
According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (foot) has been ruled out for Saturday's playoff game against the Houston Texans. Palmer sat out last weekend with the same injury and will now miss his second-straight game. Palmer could not practice all week, which suggests he may have trouble suiting up next weekend if the Chargers were to defeat the Texans on Saturday afternoon. Over his previous four games, Palmer has seen six targets per game and averaged 42.5 yards per game. Wide receiver
Quentin Johnston (thigh/illness) is also listed as questionable, which could leave rookie
Ladd McConkey as the lone pass catcher in the wide receiver room available against a struggling Houston secondary that has allowed the 11th-most PPR points to opposing wideouts this season.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Tom Pelissero
January 8, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (heel) remained out of the team's practice session on Wednesday. The Chargers kept Palmer out of the Week 18 win over the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders in the season finale, and after two missed practices already this week, it's not looking good for his availability on Saturday in Houston against the Texans for the wild-card playoff round. If the 25-year-old pass-catcher misses a second straight game, look for
DJ Chark and
Derius Davis to get more snaps on offense behind wideouts
Ladd McConkey and
Quentin Johnston. If active against the Texans, Palmer will be a touchdown-dependent, low-upside fantasy flex, at best. In his fourth year in the NFL in 2024, Palmer had only 39 receptions on 65 targets for 584 yards and a career-low one touchdown. Check back for his final injury status on Thursday.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
January 7, 2025
According to Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (heel) is not expected to take part in the first practice of the week on Tuesday. Palmer suffered a heel injury in the Week 17 win over the New England Patriots and sat out of the victory of the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders in the Week 18 regular-season finale. If the 25-year-old doesn't return to practice in the next two days, he'll be headed for a second straight absence when the Bolts face the Houston Texans in the wild-card round of the playoffs this Saturday. With the 25-year-old out last weekend,
DJ Chark caught his first touchdown pass of the year. Regardless of whether Palmer returns this Saturday, rookie
Ladd McConkey should continue to draw most of the aerial targets from quarterback
Justin Herbert and will be a popular DFS play this weekend versus Houston on the road.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
January 3, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers ruled out wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (foot) for the Week 18 regular-season finale on Sunday versus the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. The Chargers still have a shot to move up to the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoff picture if the Steelers lose to the Bengals on Saturday, but they will rest Palmer for this one and hope he's ready to go for the wild-card round next weekend. The 25-year-old has been the Chargers' No. 3 receiver in 2024 behind rookie
Ladd McConkey and second-year pass-catcher
Quentin Johnston. The role hasn't made him much more than a WR4/5 flex play in deeper fantasy formats on a weekly basis. Palmer will finish the regular season with 39 receptions on 65 targets for 584 yards and just one TD. Either
DJ Chark or
Derius Davis will step into the WR3 role for the Bolts against the Raiders.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
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