Los Angeles Chargers are so impressive lately that most people forgot they have managed to go on a six-game winning streak without their best defensive player, defensive end Joey Bosa. The 23-year-old Pro Bowler injured his foot back in August and was forced to miss this part of the 2018 season. Luckily for the Chargers, it looks like Bosa is making progress in his recovery since he is set to return to practice according to team’s head coach Anthony Lynn.
“Very excited (to see him out there),” – Lynn told reporters on Thursday. “He’s been around the whole time, and he’s been working on the side, but it’s going to be nice to see him out there with his teammates in team drills.”
While Joey Bosa’s return to practice is an encouraging sign, Lynn warns that this doesn’t mean he will be playing on Sunday against the Denver Broncos.
“He hasn’t played football in 13 (or) 14 weeks, whatever it is,” – he added. “So we have to be careful putting him back in. (We’ve) got to get him back in slowly. If he does well in drills, and then maybe gets some team reps, (then) it is possible he could play some snaps (on Sunday).”
After playing college football with Ohio State, Joey Bosa entered the 2016 NFL Draft where he was selected third overall by the Los Angeles Chargers. He had an impressive rookie season being named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year while following that up with a Pro Bowl selection in 2017.
Bosa’s NFL career stats include 111 tackles, 23.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.