There's an alternate reality where the LA Chargers did more at the NFL trade deadline than trade a future sixth-round pick for Trevor Penning. That reality may have been closer to coming to fruition than anyone realized.
It was widely reported that the Chargers were in the market for a running back ahead of the deadline. While the team didn't make a move, the reasoning was straightforward: both Omarion Hampton and Najee Harris are on IR.
Hampton is set to return after the bye week and Kimani Vidal has emerged as a true No.