Chargers receiver Allen has setback with hamstring injury

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Chargers receiver Allen has setback with hamstring injury

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Players usually return from the bye week refreshed or feeling confident about their bodies after getting extra time to rest.For Keenan Allen, though, the time off ended up more frustrating.The Los Angeles Chargers receiver said he had a setback with his injured hamstring while running during a training se sion last week. Allen did not practice on Wednesday, and his status for Sundays game Trey Lance Jersey at Atlanta is questionable.I dont think it was a re-strain or anything. Just some more scar ti sue is trying to break off, Allen said. Whenever its ready to heal, just let it do its own thing.Coach Brandon Staley wasnt ready to call it a setback, but said the hamstring had not responded the way they had hoped.Our goal is to get him feeling like himself again, and were not there yet, Staley said. Its just in a tricky spot. This injury can do that, at times, and thats what its doing. It requires all Charles Haley Jersey of our patience at the forefront, his patience. Its testing his patience, but were going to make sure that he keeps progre sing.Allen has played in only two games this season. He had four receptions for 66 yards in the Sept. 11 opener against the Raiders before injuring the hamstring in the second quarter.Allen mi sed the next five games before seeing limited action on Oct. 23 against Seattle. He played 23 first-half snaps against the Seahawks and finished with two catches for 11 yards.I felt great. It wasnt like training camp, said Allen on how he felt during the game. I definitely felt Dwight Clark Jersey ready to play.The Chargers could be without their top three receivers on Sunday. Mike Williams is out because of an ankle injury, and Joshua Palmer is questionable coming out of NFL San Francisco 49Ers Jersey the concu sion protocol.With injuries impacting the receiver group all season, Austin Ekeler leads NFL running backs with 53 receptions. It is only the third time a running back has at least 50 catches through his teams first seven games.Tight end Gerald Everett is third on the team with 27 catches for 305 yards and two touchdowns.Despite the injuries, the Chargers are 4-3 as they begin a stretch where four of their next five games are on the road.Well be confident with whoever goes out there that is dre sed. Were Dante Pettis Jersey going to have to put a good game plan together with the guys out there, Staley said.NOTES: Staley said LB Joey Bosa has returned to the team complex to continue his rehab from groin surgery four weeks ago. ... K Dustin Hopkins (hamstring) and OLB Chris Rumpf II (knee) are also expected to mi s Sundays game.___AP NFL: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic

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