Daiyan Henley sat on the ground outside the Chargers locker room, a towel draped over his head.

The Chargers had just moved to 2-0 with a 20-9 win over the Raiders, but the third-year linebacker was spent.

Henley had been added to the Injury Report earlier in the day with an illness, with serious unknowns about whether he would play on Monday night .

Not only did the third-year linebacker suit up and tough it out, he put together arguably his best game as a pro.

"We elevated another linebacker because we just didn't know [if he would play]," Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh said. "Had a fever, but he started playing and the medicine was out there on the field."

Tony Jefferson added: "It was his Flu Game."

Henley stuffed the stat sheet with a team-leading 10 tackles, a sack,

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