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The offensive line of Los Angeles charges received a hard blow. The all-Pro Rashawn Slater left platform will be sidelined throughout the 2025 season with a broken ball joint, confirmed the team.
Slater left Thursday training at the back of a medical cart. He was significantly devastated during his trip inside the team complex, slamming his fist on the cart and throwing his helmet.
The 26 -year -old should undergo surgery to repair the torn tendon. The charges moved Slater in the injured reserve.
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Los Angeles Loads Tackle Offensive Rashawn Slater against Arizona Cardinals at the State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas / Imagn Images)
Slater was performing a block during a team exercise when he fell on the ground. He quickly grabbed his left leg as he went to the lawn in notable pain. Slater could not stand on the leg, so his teammates and the load coaches helped the 315 pound line player to get up.
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Less than two weeks ago, Slater signed a record contract extension which linked it to the charge in the foreseeable future. The agreement made Slater the best paid offensive player in the NFL in the average annual salary.
The agreement was estimated at $ 113 million and includes $ 92 million in guarantees, ESPN reported.
Rashawn Slater of the Los Angeles Loaders is on the sidelines during the national anthem before a match against the Chicago Bears at the Sofi stadium on October 29, 2023, in Inglewood, California. (Images Kevin Sabitus / Getty)
“It’s just something you don’t want to see,” said the secondary outside the Tuli Tuipulotu loaders. “Not only Rashawn, but any of our players.”
The charges have strengthened their offensive line in each of the last two seasons. The team drafted Joe Alt in the first round of 2024 and signed goalkeeper Mekhi Becton in March. Second-year charge coach Jim Harbaugh recently said that he was “optimistic” about the offensive line before the 2025 season.
Los Angeles Loads Tackle Offensive Rashawn Slater against Arizona Cardinals at the State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas / Imagn Images)
Becton has been sidelined since July 28 with an unpertified injury. Alt could move to the left tackle while the offensive line of the charges is preparing for a major reshuffle.
Last season – with the presence of Slater – the charge of the loaders committed only eight reversals, a franchise record. The loads equaled the most second offensive figures in a single season in History of the NFL.
