LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Chargers ruled out wide receiver Keenan Allen for Thursday night's game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a heel injury.
Allen's injury comes at an Inopportune time for the Chargers, who head into this game with backup quarterback Easton Stick making his first NFL start. The Chargers' starting quarterback, Justin Herbert, is out for the season with a broken right index finger.
"He provides that middle of the field target, or, 'Hey, if he's playing outside, I can trust it,'" coach Brandon Staley Monday of the importance of Stick having Allen.