{"id":76650,"date":"2025-08-17T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/76650\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T15:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:39:09","slug":"nfl-news-chargers-quentin-johnston-suffers-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/76650\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Chargers&#8217; Quentin Johnston suffers concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston exited Saturday\u2019s preseason game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> after a hard hit left him with a concussion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Johnston was tracking a ball from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/justin-herbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Justin Herbert<\/a> down the sideline in the first quarter when Rams safety Tanner Ingle delivered a huge hit. It was the third snap of the Chargers\u2019 first series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nfl-quentin-johnston-2-081725.jpg\" alt=\"Quentin Johnston on his back\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston is tended to during the preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)<\/p>\n<p>The wide receiver landed on his back with both of his arms outstretched. He was motionless for several moments before medical trainers came over to check on him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quentin suffered a concussion, and that\u2019s never a good thing,&#8221; Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said. &#8220;But the way it looked there at the time, looked like it could have a been a lot worse. And he was taken (to a hospital) for more evaluation, but he was talking. He remembered the play. He was moving good. So in that way, it\u2019s a good thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/patriots-coach-mike-vrabel-clashes-media-over-stefon-diggs-uncertain-season-opener-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PATRIOTS COACH MIKE VRABEL CLASHES WITH MEDIA OVER STEFON DIGGS&#8217; UNCERTAIN SEASON OPENER STATUS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nfl-chargers-quentin-johnston-081725.jpg\" alt=\"Quentin Johnston on the medical cart\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston is carted off the field during the Rams game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles<\/a> selected Johnston out of TCU with the No. 21 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 season, Johnston\u2019s second, was the best of his career so far. He had 55 catches for 711 yards and eight touchdown catches.<\/p>\n<p>He was competing for the starting job for the Chargers. He was No. 2 on the depth chart behind Keenan Allen, Tre Harris and Ladd McConkey.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nfl-chargers-jim-harbaugh-081725.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Harbaugh talks to reporters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks at a news conference after the Rams game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how long he\u2019ll be out.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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