Not practice today: Philip Rivers, Jaylen Watkins, Jeff Richards, Kyzir White, Mike Pouncey, Brandon Mebane, Mike Windt, Virgil Green, Tre’Von Johnson.



Old Guys™ still practicing: Thomas Davis (16th year) and Tyrod Taylor (10th year) #Chargers — Daniel Popper (@danielrpopper) July 29, 2019

The fifth day of training camp was a big rest day for veterans who have been in the NFL for nine or more years. With guys like Rivers and Mebane getting some rest, back-ups like Tyrod Taylor were able to garner the lion’s share of the reps with the first team.

Younger guys like Kyzir White and Jaylen Watkins also got the day off which shouldn’t be surprising since both missed most or all of last year due to injuries.

With Pouncey getting the day off, Dan Feeney starts at C and Forrest Lamp starts at LG. Trent Scott at LT and Sam Tevi at RT. #Chargers — Daniel Popper (@danielrpopper) July 29, 2019

Since Mike Pouncey is now one of the more veteran players on the team, he got the day off with the rest of the old guys which allowed Dan Feeney and Forrest Lamp to be on the field for the majority of first team reps at center and left guard, respectively. After splitting the majority of reps at both left tackle and right tackle, Sam Tevi spent Monday’s practice solely at right tackle while Trent Scott held down the left side, exclusively.

#Chargers working on late-game situations in team drills today. Ball on the minus-20, 1:20 left on the clock. Offense didn’t have much success... — Daniel Popper (@danielrpopper) July 29, 2019

Bystanders were apparently treated to a dismal performance by the offense in the team’s two-minute drill. This isn’t the most surprising thing as the defense is at full-strength while the offense was down Rivers, Gordon, and Russell Okung. It would’ve been way more surprising to hear that the offense had their way with the defense.

Detrez Newsome back on the field after getting dinged up a little bit at the end of practice yesterday. Looks fine. pic.twitter.com/fSyliCOq7R — Eric Williams (@eric_d_williams) July 29, 2019

After coming up limping following a play where he was hit low, Detrez Newsome was back on the practice field doing his normal thing. Thankfully, it looks like he’s going to be just fine.

We don’t need any other running backs missing time, for one reason or another.

Hunter Henry on what he’s doing this season to stay fresh and prevent injuries #Chargers pic.twitter.com/vn7TUh1bO2 — Gilbert Manzano (@GManzano24) July 29, 2019

Hunter Henry spoke with the media following Monday’s practice and he had nothing but positive things to say about how he’s feeling and overall, how it feels to be back out there with his teammates.

Most notably, he feels spectacular in the passing game while noting that he is still getting back in the rhythm of the run game (i.e., his normal steps, tempo, fundamentals, etc.).

#Chargers WR Mike Williams hobbling a bit as practice ends. — Jeff Miller (@JeffMillerLAT) July 29, 2019

Williams had another great day as the third-year wideout made it look impossible for him to drop a pass. He made contested catch after contested catch with defenders draped all over him. Always a good sign.

However, Jeff Miller of the LA Times tweeted out that Williams was seen hobbling a bit when the team wrapped up practice for the day. It doesn’t seem like it’s anything disastrous at the moment but this is definitely something to keep track of over the next 48 hour before their first break.