# Chargers weigh receiver help after McConkey injury

> Ladd McConkey’s rib and chest injury has Los Angeles looking at veteran help before a tough early schedule.
- Title: Chargers weigh receiver help after McConkey injury · Newsweek
- Summary: Ladd McConkey’s rib and chest injury has Los Angeles looking at veteran help before a tough early schedule. McConkey is day-to-day, but the Chargers’ workout…
- Keywords: los angeles chargers, ladd mcconkey, marquez valdes-scantling, justin herbert, quentin johnston, tre' harris, arizona cardinals, las vegas raiders, buffalo bills, seattle seahawks, nfl injury, wide receiver workout
- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/sports/nfl/chargers-eyeing-2-time-super-bowl-champion-wr-after-ladd-mcconkey-injury-12447438
- Author: Rowan Fisher-Shotton
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: los angeles chargers, ladd mcconkey, marquez valdes-scantling, justin herbert, quentin johnston, tre' harris, arizona cardinals, las vegas raiders, buffalo bills, seattle seahawks, nfl injury, wide receiver workout
## Upset gets worse
The Chargers opened 0-1 with a Week 1 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, who entered as 9.5-point underdogs. Then Ladd McConkey left with a rib and chest injury.
## McConkey was producing
Before the hit, McConkey had five catches on seven targets for 82 yards and a touchdown. Losing that output would leave a real hole in Justin Herbert’s passing game.

> five catches on seven targets for 82 yards and a touchdown
## Veteran option emerges
NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that Los Angeles is working out Marquez Valdes-Scantling as it looks for insurance at wide receiver.
## MVS brings experience
Valdes-Scantling played for the 49ers and Steelers last season, then spent camp with Dallas before final cuts. He also owns two Super Bowl rings from Kansas City.

> two Super Bowl titles to his name
## Week 2 is uncertain
McConkey is considered day-to-day, but the workout suggests the Chargers are bracing for a possible absence against the Raiders on Sunday.
## Herbert may need others
If McConkey sits, Herbert will lean more on Quentin Johnston, Tre' Harris, or a free agent addition before road games against the Bills and Seahawks.
## Key takeaway

McConkey is day-to-day, but the Chargers’ workout with Marquez Valdes-Scantling signals they are preparing for him to miss time.