WR Josh Palmer is in the concussion protocol, Brandon Staley said.

Related players: Jalen Guyton, Jason Moore, DeAndre Carter

Reports last week said Palmer was pretty much locked into the teams WR3 role behind Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, but this shouldn't change anything going forward unless Palmer has to miss significant time. Guyton, Moore and Carter are up next on the depth chart.

Palmer has been hounding Keenan Allen —who he may replace in 2023— about route running heading into his sophomore season.

Related Players: Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton

It looks like a lock that Palmer will have the WR3 role in Los Angeles and could play a massive role if Keenan Allen were to miss any time. Palmer filled in for Allen during Week 15 of last season, securing a 5-66-1 line during his rookie season. The article would go on to mention that the team could save almost $15 million in cap space if they were to move on from Allen after this season.

According to Staley, wide receiver Mike Williams, safety Nasir Adderley and cornerback Chris Harris Jr. will miss the pivotal game due to being on the reserve/COVID-19 list, per Fernando Ramirez of SI.

Related players: Jalen Guyton, Josh Palmer, Jason Moore

Williams was added to the list on Christmas, and due to the 10-day quarantine rule for unvaccinated players, he will miss Sunday. The NFL recently updated their protocols so that vaccinated players could "test out" of protocols more quickly. Since Adderley and Harris have already been ruled out, it would appear they are unvaccinated as well, according to the story. It's possible Guyton could test out and return. Moore caught three passes for 56 yards in Week 16.

Chargers WR Jalen Guyton has been added to the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Guyton has been used as L.A.'s third wideout in three-wide sets. He has to test negative on consecutive days and be vaccinated in order to play Week 16.

Chargers WR Keenan Allen was activated off the COVID list.

Related players: Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton, Josh Palmer

Good news for the Bolts heading into a key AFC West game on Thursday night against the Chiefs. Williams didn't practice on Monday because of a heel issue, but the return of Allen likely downgrades Guyton and Palmer a bit for Week 15, assuming Williams plays as well.

Chargers WR Keenan Allen will miss Week 14's game against the New York Giants because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Related Players: Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton, Josh Palmer

Williams is on the right track to play Week 14, which would go a long way to keep the Chargers from depending on two unproven wideouts.

Chargers WR Mike Williams has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. He is deemed a close contact and is not officially ruled out for Week 14 yet.

Related Players: Jalen Guyton, Josh Palmer

Dire time in the Chargers receiver room. Pick up Guyton and/or Palmer as WR3/flex options this week.

Chargers WR Mike Williams (hamstring) is trending upward, while the status of DE Joey Bosa (triceps/knee/ankle) remains up in the air for tonight’s game against the Saints, per sources. Both are listed as questionable.

Related players: Jalen Guyton

Guyton played a lot last week with Williams out of the lineup, catching a long TD pass, but likely offers a low floor if owners need to use him tonight to replace Williams.

As I reported last month, the Chargers are preparing for the possibility to playing a majority of September without Mike Williams, despite the recent public optimism.

Related players: Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton, Joe Reed, K.J. Hill, Jason Moore

The Chargers are keeping six WRs having to deal with the Williams injury, which seems to keep adding weeks on the end. Guyton, Reed and Hill will likely battle it out for the second and third WR roles. Hill was having a good camp and seems to be in line for one of the spots. The Chargers prefer to have speed, which gives Guyton and Reed an edge.