The Chargers placed reserve tackle Chris Hairston on the non-football illness list Wednesday and announced the six-year veteran from Clemson will sit out the rest of the season.
The team did not disclose Hairston’s illness. The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Hairston, who played both left and right tackle, was sitting in front of his locker in the team’s Costa Mesa training facility Wednesday when reporters were allowed to enter before practice.
“I’m fine, but I don’t want to talk about it,” Hairston said. “That will be about it.”
Asked if his illness was life-threatening, Hairston did not respond.