The Chargers looked to bolster their offensive line with the selection of Forrest Lamp in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, a player acquisition praised as being both high in value and safe in potential. Lamp was pegged the starter from the outset, and looked to be in for a solid career as the team’s guard.
Flash forward to the second week of the 2019 season, and Lamp has taken just four snaps in two games, and has not started a game in any of his first three seasons. What happened?
Initially, as is well-known by now, it was the ACL injury.