The placed special teamer and depth cornerback Duke Shelley on injured reserve this week, making an already depleted position group that much thinner moving forward. In addition, Quentin Lake, who has served a prominent role on defense in the nickel, is expected to miss his second straight game.
Sean McVay didn’t sound worried about the injuries thanks to the play of L.A.’s reserves:
“I would say probably not this week,” McVay said. “But again, we’re going to see how he does. I was really pleased with the way that Russ Yeast and Decobie Durant played in his absence.