Dontrelle Inman was out of the hospital and back in the team facility Monday.

The Chargers wide receiver, who exited Sunday’s game against the Broncos following a helmet-to-helmet hit during the first quarter, is “day-to-day” with a neck strain, coach Mike McCoy said. Despite the encouraging diagnosis, the team still could sign a wide receiver shortly. It will hold free-agents workouts Tuesday, with Austin Pettis among those to be evaluated, sources said.

Inman was released from a local hospital Sunday evening.

He still has neck soreness, but “I feel good,” he said.


The 26-year-old was immobilized Sunday on a stretcher and carted off the field during a seven-minute stoppage to the game. There were early indicators that Inman would be OK. He had feeling in his extremities, and initial testing at a local hospital came back negative, McCoy had said following a 17-3 loss. Inman added Monday that he never lost consciousness during the ordeal.

Pettis spent the past four seasons with the Rams. He was with the Chargers in training camp and the preseason but has been unsigned since his Sept. 4 release during the team’s final roster cutdown.

Stevie Johnson left in the fourth quarter with a groin injury, leaving the Chargers with only two wide receivers. Undrafted rookie Tyrell Williams was a healthy scratch, but he’ll likely be active this Sunday in Kansas City.