The NFL’s highest-paid offensive lineman will not be suiting up for the 2025 season.

On Thursday, Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater was carted off the practice field after suffering a torn patellar tendon in his left knee while falling backward. The 26-year-old, two-time Pro Bowler recently signed a four-year, $114 million contract extension with the Chargers.

The $28.5 million owed to him annually is the highest for an offensive lineman in the league.

With Slater’s injury taking him out for the whole year, the dynamic shifts dramatically within the Chargers.

According to The Athletic’s Daniel Popper , right tackle Joe Alt filled in for Slater the rest of practice and is expected to remain there for the time being. Alt previously played left tackle at Notre Dame before he was s

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