The Los Angeles Chargers are being humiliated in prime time as the team is currently being dismantled by the Las Vegas Raiders 63-14.Starting center
Will Clapp has to leave the game with a knee injury.Clapp leaving the game means the Chargers will have to bring in a new center since Corey Linsley is also out.The offensive line has been decimated by injuries, and losing Clapp certainly won’t help the Raiders’ defensive performance.It’s questionable whether Clapp will be back for Thursday’s game against the Raiders due to a knee injury, reports Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times. Clapp suffered a knee injury during the fourth quarter of the game.Center Will Clapp was injured on the first play of the fourth quarter on a run by Isaiah Spiller. According to the team, he was brought to the training room with a knee injury.Clapp has been starting since Corey Linsley was placed on the non-football list earlier this season with a heart issue.Will Clapp (born December 10, 1995) is an American football center for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Clapp attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana.Clapp did not play as a true freshman in 2014 and redshirted. In 2015, Clapp started all 12 games for the Tigers as a redshirt freshman.He ranked third on the team with 776 snaps and 88 knocked down blocks and didn’t allow a sack all season.As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Clapp started 11 of 12 games and missed one due to injury. He played 648 snaps, made 58 knockdown blocks and did not allow a sack for the second straight day.He was named to the 2016 All-SEC Football Team. In 2017, Clapp started all 13 games for the Tigers.He was named to the All-SEC football team for the second year in a row. Clapp was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. On September 26, 2020, Clapp was released by the Saints and re-signed to the practice squad on September 29. He was promoted to the active roster on October 3. He was released on October 8 and returned to the training squad two days later.He was activated to the active roster on October 24, October 31, November 28 and December 5 for the team’s Weeks 7, 8, 12 and 13 games against the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Broncos of Denver and the Atlanta Falcons and returned to practice. team after each match.On December 19, 2020, Clapp was promoted to the active team. On October 25, he was waived and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 25.He was waived on December 13 and re-signed to the practice squad.On April 6, 2023, Clapp re-signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. He caught the ball on the run and ran the interception 16 yards for a touchdown and a 63-7 Vegas lead. The Chargers just added a touchdown on Alex Erickson’s 13-yard reception from Stick.
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