A Chargers tight end runs a seam route and — pop! — blows his Achilles. A running back makes a cut after a screen catch; a linebacker makes a cut in the open field. They hear the same sound.
A star wide receiver tears his right ACL one week.
An invaluable running back tears his the next.
Injuries to the Chargers’ roster have resembled something out of a haunting TV show.
“I don’t think even doctors have a clear-cut answer on what can cause it,” nose tackle Brandon Mebane said. “It’s like one of them shows like, ‘Unsolved Mysteries.