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Chargers S Derwin James suffers meniscus injury in scrimmage, expected to miss 'significant' time

Los Angeles Chargers safety suffered a meniscus injury during the team’s scrimmage on Sunday and is expected to miss “significant” time this season, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

The extent of his injury isn’t yet known. At best, he’ll end up missing about four weeks. If he requires a full repair, James could be sidelined for several months.

The options for Derwin James, pending further medical evaluation: A meniscus trim, which can be 4 or so weeks. Or a full repair, which can be several months. https://t.