The #Chargers suffered a tough loss yesterday in practice. Sources say star safety Derwin James will be out a significant amount of time, but how much is still undetermined, as of now. He injured his foot yesterday and was spotted in a boot today.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 16, 2019Awful news. Derwin is one of the most important pieces of this defense. He made an immediate impact as a rookie and the hope that with more pieces around him and another year in the system he would only improve from there.
We also apparently know what the injury is already:
#Chargers injury update
Derwin James was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.