It has been a rough year to line up at left tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers.

After losing two-time Pro Bowl starter Rashawn Slater to a season-ending patellar tendon tear in August, his replacement, Joe Alt, is set to undergo right ankle surgery that will put an end to his 2025 campaign, the team announced Monday.

"Feel bad for Joe," Los Angeles coach Jim Harbaugh said. "I know it's going to be OK. It's not going to be life-altering. Feel bad for him."

Alt suffered the injury in the first half of the Chargers' 27-20 win at Tennessee on Sunday when he got tangled up with Titans defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day. Los Angeles announced it as an ankle injury at the time.

The fifth overall draft selection by the Chargers in 2024, Alt earned All-Rookie Team honors as a right tackle

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