Chark (hip) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
It's a tough blow for Chark's marginal fantasy value, as the veteran figured to have an upper hand to be one of the team's top three pass catchers given his experience relative to Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey. Chark won't be eligible to return until Week 6, as the team has the earliest possible bye in Week 5.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Won't play Sunday
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Chark (hip) has been ruled out for Sunday's season opener against the Raiders.
With Chark unavailable, Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston are slated to lead the Chargers' Week 1 wideout corps. Chark, who didn't practice this week, thus will target a potential return to action Sunday, Sept. 15 versus the Panthers.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Not suited up for practice Friday
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Chark (hip) is watching Friday's practice in street clothes, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Chark appears set to miss a third consecutive practice, in which case he'll be a strong candidate to miss Sunday's regular-season opener against the Raiders. Friday's practice report will reveal the veteran wideout's official injury designation for Week 1. In the event that Chark isn't able to go, the Chargers will stand to roll with Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston as the top options in three-wide sets.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Still sidelined Thursday
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Chark (hip) remained sidelined at Thursday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Chark came up limping in practice on Aug. 19 and has been dealing with the injury ever since. Back-to-back DNPs to open the practice week aren't a good sign for the veteran wideout's Week 1 availability against the Raiders, but Chark has one more day of practice to get out there ahead of Sunday. If Chark is unable to play, Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston would likely be the Chargers' three-wide set versus Las Vegas.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Fails to practice Wednesday
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Chark (hip) didn't practice Wednesday.
Chark has been dealing with an injury since last month, and Wednesday's injury report confirmed that the wideout is tending to a hip issue. The receiver will likely need to return to full practice participation by Friday in order to avoid taking a designation into Sunday's game against the Raiders.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Not seen at practice
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Chark (hip) wasn't spotted at Wednesday's practice, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Assuming the Chargers officially list Chark as a non-participant on their first injury report of 2024, he'll have two more chances to potentially get in some practice work before Sunday's season opener versus the Raiders.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Still missing from practice
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Chark (hip) wasn't seen at the portion of Monday's practice open to the media, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Chark is two weeks removed from an apparent hip injury he suffered in practice, which has kept him sidelined since. The Chargers aren't required to post an injury report until Wednesday ahead of Sunday's contest against the Raiders, but it should provide some clarity on his status. Once he's healthy, Chark will be part of a receiving corps that's led by Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Misses another practice
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Chark (undisclosed) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Chark was shook up during Monday's practice, with Daniel Popper of The Athletic suggesting afterward that the wideout may have sustained a hip issue. With another missed practice under his belt Thursday, Chark doesn't seem likely to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Cowboys.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Not practicing Tuesday
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Chark (undisclosed) didn't participate in Tuesday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Chark came up limping after an 11-on-11 play during Monday's practice, with Popper indicating afterward that the wideout may have sustained a hip issue. With a missed practice Tuesday, the wideout's status for Saturday's preseason finale against the Cowboys is unclear.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Possible hip issue
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Chark came up limping after an 11-on-11 play during Monday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Per Popper, Chark was grabbing at his left hip flexor after the play, so the wideout's status will be worth tracking ahead of Saturday's preseason finale against the Cowboys. If Chark is forced to miss any time, Derius Davis and Brenden Rice would be candidates to see added work behind Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Struggles in preseason loss
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Chark did not catch any of his three targets in Saturday's 16-3 preseason loss to the Seahawks.
The Chargers' offense was painfully bad in the first half as they put together just one drive with more than five plays. With the majority of the expected starters all held out for precautionary reasons, the veteran Chark was featured heavily in the first couple of possessions, but quarterback Easton Stick's inaccuracies proved too difficult to overcome for Chark. Expect the 27-year-old to receive extensive work throughout the preseason as the team sorts out the expected wide receiving corps behind obvious starters Joshua Palmer and Ladd McConkey.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Running with first-team offense
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Chark is working with the first-team offense early in training camp, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
The Chargers presumably hope 2023 first-round pick Quentin Johnston will eventually take Chark's spot, but so far it sounds like Johnston has mostly worked with the second-stringers after his disappointing rookie season. Chark played 15 games for the Panthers last year -- his healthiest season since he put up 73-1,008-8 for the Jaguars in 2019 -- but he reached 50 yards just three times while playing in one of the worst offenses in the league. As much as better QB play is a near-certainty in Los Angeles, there's a reason Chark is on his fourth team in as many years. He's not in over his head as a starting wideout, but you'd rather have him coming off the bench as a No. 4 receiver who can threaten defenses downfield. The Chargers may not have that luxury after jettisoning Keenan Allen and Mike Williams this offseason and settling for Chark and second-round pick Ladd McConkey as replacements. McConkey and Joshua Palmer are the other WRs that have been getting a lot of first-team snaps during the first week of training camp.
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Chargers' DJ Chark: Joins forces with Bolts
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Chark and the Chargers agreed to terms on a one-year contract Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Per Rapoport, the deal is worth up to $5 million. Chark visited with the Chargers exactly one week before the 2024 NFL Draft, and his signing with the team comes exactly one week after its first round. With L.A., he'll be providing a veteran presence to a receiving corps that parted with Keenan Allen and Mike Williams this offseason, meaning Chark will be vying with the likes of Joshua Palmer (knee), Quentin Johnston and second-round rookie Ladd McConkey for reps in the upcoming campaign. In 15 regular-season games with the Panthers in 2023, Chark hauled in 35 of 66 targets for 525 yards and five touchdowns.
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DJ Chark: Visits with Chargers
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Chark visited the Chargers on Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Few teams are more in need of wide receivers, with the Chargers having released Mike Williams and traded Keenan Allen earlier this offseason. Chark has never come close to matching his 1,008-yard, eight-TD performance in 2019 for Jacksonville, but he did top 500 yards both of the past two seasons in Detroit and Carolina, starting 21 of 26 games along the way. Chark will turn 28 in September and doesn't figure to command a large contract.
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Panthers' DJ Chark: Team-high yardage total in loss
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Chark secured two of four targets for 46 yards in the Panthers' 9-0 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also lost a fumble.
Chark closed out his first Panthers season by setting the pace in receiving yards and targets on the afternoon while also sharing the team lead in receptions. Like all other Carolina pass catchers, Chark was partly a victim of rookie first overall pick's Bryce Young's shortcomings under center, and he put together an unremarkable 35-525-5 line across 15 games. Chark still displayed plenty of downfield chops and will still be just 27 when next season begins, but it remains to be seen if there will be mutual interest between him and the Panthers in a reunion after he played on a one-year deal in 2023.
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Panthers' D.J. Chark: Sleeper WRs
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Chark seems to enjoy the revenge game narrative. In 2022 with the Lions, he faced the Jaguars in Week 13 and caught five passes for 98 yards on six targets. Then this season, in Week 5 at Detroit, Chark had three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown on six targets. Let's see if he can keep this up as he faces Jacksonville again in Week 17, and he's coming off a big game in Week 16 against Green Bay with six catches for 98 yards and two touchdowns on eight targets. It helps that the Jaguars are No. 9 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, and I'm willing to take a chance on Chark as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues.
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Panthers' DJ Chark: Logs full practice Thursday
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Chark (foot) practiced fully Thursday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
After opening Week 18 prep with a capped session due to a foot issue Wednesday, Chark was able to handle every practice rep one day later, thereby paving the way for him to suit up Sunday against the Buccaneers. Back in Week 13, he hauled in three of four targets for 56 yards at Tampa Bay.
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Panthers' DJ Chark: Musters one catch in Week 17
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Chark recorded one catch (on six targets) for 18 yards during Sunday's 26-0 loss at Jacksonville.
It was a quiet follow-up to the six-catch, 98-yard, two-touchdown effort Chark put together last Sunday against the Packers. Despite tying fellow wide receiver Adam Thielen for the team lead in targets, Chark wasn't able to do much in a game in which quarterback Bryce Young threw for 112 yards on 32 attempts. Chark now will turn his focus to a Week 18 matchup with the Buccaneers.
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Panthers' D.J. Chark: Week 17 Waiver Priority List
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Chark was awesome in Week 16 against Green Bay with six catches for 98 yards and two touchdowns on eight targets. Normally, I'd write it off as a fluke since prior to that he scored 8.6 PPR points or less in four games in a row, but he has a favorable matchup in Week 17 at Jacksonville. The Jaguars are No. 9 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, and this is a revenge game for Chark. I'm willing to take a chance on him as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues in Week 17.
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Panthers' DJ Chark: Makes two grabs
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Chark caught two of four targets for 26 yards in Sunday's 28-6 loss to the Saints.
Chark's output was close to his weekly average within a poor Panthers passing attack. Through 11 games, the veteran sports merely 25 catches (on 46 targets) for 345 yards and three touchdowns.
