The Chargers suffered a significant blow on Sunday when left tackle Rashawn Slater walked off the field holding his left arm. Coach Brandon Staley announced Monday that he would miss the rest of the season with a torn bicep.

It was pretty evident that Storm Norton or Trey Pipkins would take the place of the second-team all-pro left tackle. On Wednesday, Staley told the media that sixth-round draft pick Jamaree Salyer would be given the job of protecting quarterback Justin Herbert’s blindside.

That came out of left field.

“Jamaree is earning this opportunity,” Staley said. “Coming out of training camp, that was what we felt had happened, and then Storm had an opportunity to play. Now, through three games, we feel that we have some evidence that we have to make a change.”

Norton replaced Slater during Sunday’s game, and in 41% of the snaps he played, he gave up a team-high eight quarterback pressures. The coaching staff decided to leave him as their swing tackle.

Salyer was part of the 2021 National Champion Georgia Bulldogs, starting at left tackle for most of the season. He missed four weeks to a foot injury. The left tackle has faced Aiden Hutchinson, David Ojabo, and some of Alabama’s best pass rushers.

“It’s just been my normal every single day at Georgia,” Salyer said this week of playing multiple positions.

Salyer was moved around to play all the different positions at Georgia, so what the Chargers are asking him to do is normal. He believes he is versatile enough to play all five spots.

“Obviously, I didn’t take a lot of reps there in training camp and up to this point,” Salyer said. “But it kind of feels like going back home for me.”

The coaching staff is confident that he will be able to make the transition smoothly. He has already started on the right foot, reaching out to Slater for advice.

“Trust me, I already have,” the new left tackle said.

What was the advice?

“Different things with my set, honestly,” Salyer explained. “Just giving me some different keys with my set is obviously a lot different at this level. So give me some things that he thinks about just a mental aspect of the game when it comes to scheme or set or bringing a player down just kind of give me the one-on-one on that type of stuff.”

The Chargers will now march forward with two rookies on their offensive line, hoping that all-pro center Corey Linsley can return this week to command the line and help the young players out.

 Staley mentioned that Salyer had a couple of tackle snaps during training camp, so if he went up against Khalil Mack or Joey Bosa, that should be sufficient.

“He’s another one of these guys we talk about, [T] Rashawn [Slater] and [G] Zion [Johnson]; he’s cut from the same cloth,” offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said. “He’s mature beyond what you would expect from a guy his age. He’s played left tackle in the SEC. He’s blocked the best in that world [in college], which quickly turn into the best in our world.”

It may take Salyer a little bit to get up to NFL speed, but the coaches and his teammates are behind him. They feel like he will slide in there and do a serviceable job. It is hard to replicate what Slater did at the position, but maybe the Chargers found another late-round gem.

“Jamaree has done a really good job during training camp,” Staley said. “He’s stayed ready, and he’s going to be ready for his opportunity.”

Nuts N’ Bolts

• Chargers injury report. Limited: WR Keenan Allen (hamstring), CB J.C. Jackson (ankle), C Corey Linsley (knee), TE Donald Parham (hamstring). Full: QB Justin Herbert (ribs), DL Austin Johnson (shoulder).

The Chargers suffered a significant blow on Sunday when left tackle Rashawn Slater walked off the field holding his left arm. Coach Brandon Staley announced Monday that he would miss the rest of the season with a torn bicep.

It was pretty evident that Storm Norton or Trey Pipkins would take the place of the second-team all-pro left tackle. On Wednesday, Staley told the media that sixth-round draft pick Jamaree Salyer would be given the job of protecting quarterback Justin Herbert’s blindside.

That came out of left field.

“Jamaree is earning this opportunity,” Staley said. “Coming out of training camp, that was what we felt had happened, and then Storm had an opportunity to play. Now, through three games, we feel that we have some evidence that we have to make a change.”

Norton replaced Slater during Sunday’s game, and in 41% of the snaps he played, he gave up a team-high eight quarterback pressures. The coaching staff decided to leave him as their swing tackle.

Salyer was part of the 2021 National Champion Georgia Bulldogs, starting at left tackle for most of the season. He missed four weeks to a foot injury. The left tackle has faced Aiden Hutchinson, David Ojabo, and some of Alabama’s best pass rushers.

“It’s just been my normal every single day at Georgia,” Salyer said this week of playing multiple positions.

Salyer was moved around to play all the different positions at Georgia, so what the Chargers are asking him to do is normal. He believes he is versatile enough to play all five spots.

“Obviously, I didn’t take a lot of reps there in training camp and up to this point,” Salyer said. “But it kind of feels like going back home for me.”

The coaching staff is confident that he will be able to make the transition smoothly. He has already started on the right foot, reaching out to Slater for advice.

“Trust me, I already have,” the new left tackle said.

What was the advice?

“Different things with my set, honestly,” Salyer explained. “Just giving me some different keys with my set is obviously a lot different at this level. So give me some things that he thinks about just a mental aspect of the game when it comes to scheme or set or bringing a player down just kind of give me the one-on-one on that type of stuff.”

The Chargers will now march forward with two rookies on their offensive line, hoping that all-pro center Corey Linsley can return this week to command the line and help the young players out.

 Staley mentioned that Salyer had a couple of tackle snaps during training camp, so if he went up against Khalil Mack or Joey Bosa, that should be sufficient.

“He’s another one of these guys we talk about, [T] Rashawn [Slater] and [G] Zion [Johnson]; he’s cut from the same cloth,” offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said. “He’s mature beyond what you would expect from a guy his age. He’s played left tackle in the SEC. He’s blocked the best in that world [in college], which quickly turn into the best in our world.”

It may take Salyer a little bit to get up to NFL speed, but the coaches and his teammates are behind him. They feel like he will slide in there and do a serviceable job. It is hard to replicate what Slater did at the position, but maybe the Chargers found another late-round gem.

“Jamaree has done a really good job during training camp,” Staley said. “He’s stayed ready, and he’s going to be ready for his opportunity.”

Nuts N’ Bolts

• Chargers injury report. Limited: WR Keenan Allen (hamstring), CB J.C. Jackson (ankle), C Corey Linsley (knee), TE Donald Parham (hamstring). Full: QB Justin Herbert (ribs), DL Austin Johnson (shoulder).

The Chargers suffered a significant blow on Sunday when left tackle Rashawn Slater walked off the field holding his left arm. Coach Brandon Staley announced Monday that he would miss the rest of the season with a torn bicep.

It was pretty evident that Storm Norton or Trey Pipkins would take the place of the second-team all-pro left tackle. On Wednesday, Staley told the media that sixth-round draft pick Jamaree Salyer would be given the job of protecting quarterback Justin Herbert’s blindside.

That came out of left field.

“Jamaree is earning this opportunity,” Staley said. “Coming out of training camp, that was what we felt had happened, and then Storm had an opportunity to play. Now, through three games, we feel that we have some evidence that we have to make a change.”

Norton replaced Slater during Sunday’s game, and in 41% of the snaps he played, he gave up a team-high eight quarterback pressures. The coaching staff decided to leave him as their swing tackle.

Salyer was part of the 2021 National Champion Georgia Bulldogs, starting at left tackle for most of the season. He missed four weeks to a foot injury. The left tackle has faced Aiden Hutchinson, David Ojabo, and some of Alabama’s best pass rushers.

“It’s just been my normal every single day at Georgia,” Salyer said this week of playing multiple positions.

Salyer was moved around to play all the different positions at Georgia, so what the Chargers are asking him to do is normal. He believes he is versatile enough to play all five spots.

“Obviously, I didn’t take a lot of reps there in training camp and up to this point,” Salyer said. “But it kind of feels like going back home for me.”

The coaching staff is confident that he will be able to make the transition smoothly. He has already started on the right foot, reaching out to Slater for advice.

“Trust me, I already have,” the new left tackle said.

What was the advice?

“Different things with my set, honestly,” Salyer explained. “Just giving me some different keys with my set is obviously a lot different at this level. So give me some things that he thinks about just a mental aspect of the game when it comes to scheme or set or bringing a player down just kind of give me the one-on-one on that type of stuff.”

The Chargers will now march forward with two rookies on their offensive line, hoping that all-pro center Corey Linsley can return this week to command the line and help the young players out.

 Staley mentioned that Salyer had a couple of tackle snaps during training camp, so if he went up against Khalil Mack or Joey Bosa, that should be sufficient.

“He’s another one of these guys we talk about, [T] Rashawn [Slater] and [G] Zion [Johnson]; he’s cut from the same cloth,” offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said. “He’s mature beyond what you would expect from a guy his age. He’s played left tackle in the SEC. He’s blocked the best in that world [in college], which quickly turn into the best in our world.”

It may take Salyer a little bit to get up to NFL speed, but the coaches and his teammates are behind him. They feel like he will slide in there and do a serviceable job. It is hard to replicate what Slater did at the position, but maybe the Chargers found another late-round gem.

“Jamaree has done a really good job during training camp,” Staley said. “He’s stayed ready, and he’s going to be ready for his opportunity.”

Nuts N’ Bolts

• Chargers injury report. Limited: WR Keenan Allen (hamstring), CB J.C. Jackson (ankle), C Corey Linsley (knee), TE Donald Parham (hamstring). Full: QB Justin Herbert (ribs), DL Austin Johnson (shoulder).