Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen has suffered a setback in his recovery from a left hamstring injury, thereby bringing his ability to play in Week 9 of the season into question.
While the player sat out of five games before marking his return in the Week 7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Allen remains adamant that he did not strain his injury during the game. Furthermore, he stated that he “felt great” on the field despite only playing the first half.
“I don’t think it was a restrain or anything,” Allen said of his injury. “It is just some more scar tissue that is trying to break off and whenever it is ready to heal, just got to let it do its own thing.” Allen was absent from team training on both Monday and Wednesday.
Should Allen be unavailable for the Falcons game on Saturday, the team will be without its top three receivers. Mike Williams is struggling with a right high ankle sprain while wide receiver Joshua Palmer will not return to action yet despite clearing concussion protocol.
