It’s a story as previous as time.
Joey Bosa and accidents.
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The gifted pass-rusher spent 9 seasons as a member of the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, earlier than signing a one-year, $12.6 million cope with the Buffalo Payments this offseason.
All through his time in LA, he was one of many league’s scariest defenders, when he was wholesome and on the sector.
Sadly for Bosa, he has missed massive parts of recreation time resulting from numerous accidents, and the damage bug appears to have adopted him to Buffalo.
Head coach Sean McDermott introduced on Tuesday that Bosa could be out for important time resulting from a calf damage he had suffered final week.
“Joey Bosa is not going to take part as we speak,” McDermott mentioned Tuesday at OTAs.
“He pulled a calf. I imagine it was late final week. Thursday, I imagine.
“He’ll be out for, greater than possible, the foreseeable (future). Springtime no less than, after which we’ll get into coaching camp.
“Must be good to go by coaching camp. However I perceive it simply occurred late final week, so nonetheless in sort of the exploratory section of what that is going to imply.”
McDermott tried to stay optimistic.
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“Joey was off to a very good begin earlier than that,” McDermott mentioned, “And so it is unlucky to see him go down, however it provides another person a possibility to step up and get some high quality reps for us as we transfer ahead.”
The pinnacle coach’s tone did not waver, however he did specific that he was nervous in regards to the five-time Professional Bowler’s damage historical past.
“Pay attention, it’s regarding,” McDermott mentioned.
“Sturdiness, availability are key ties to our roster. And so we principally look forward when it comes to what he is doing now, which is getting himself the remedy that he wants, and he is working onerous at it.
“That is all that he can management proper now. We get him again once we get him again.
“Most likely, at this level, coaching camp. We will do the perfect job we are able to, and I do know he’s, as nicely, and simply take it someday at a time.”
Coaching camp would not start till late July, so Bosa has greater than sufficient time to get again totally wholesome.
However as McDermott said, it’s worrisome that the 29-year-old is already harm. It is not even June but.
The Payments and McDermott and reigning MVP, Josh Allen, head into the season as one of many favorites to win the Tremendous Bowl.
It will be the primary championship in franchise historical past.
And it will likely be a complete hell of rather a lot simpler to perform, with a wholesome Bosa able to go.