The Los Angeles Chargers will have to play the entire season without star left tackle Rashawn Slater, but the team has options when it comes to mitigating his absence. Jim Harbaugh laid out the team's plan to replace Slater during media availability Friday.

Chargers Pro Bowl left tackle Rashawn Slater left Thursday's practice on a medical cart with an apparent left leg injury.

The Chargers made two moves on Saturday, both incredibly consequential to their season. First, Los Angeles placed Pro Bowl left tackle Rashawn Slater on injured reserve, as he will miss the rest of the season after he ruptured his patellar tendon.