Chargers promote WR Andre Patton from the practice squad

With Mike Williams likely to either miss or be limited for tomorrow’s game against the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles Chargers have made a move to sign wide receiver Andre Patton from their practice squad. This was initially reported via Twitter by

The 6’4”, 200-pound receiver out of Rutgers spent last season on the Chargers’ practice squad and was last seen being so good during the preseason that he made Pro Football Focus’ week 2 “team of the week.” Ignoring the unfortunate circumstances that led to his signing, it’s cool to see a guy put in the work, shine when given an opportunity, and then get rewarded for it by getting elevated to the 53-man roster.

In a corresponding move that is more disappointing than it is surprising, Tom Telesco and co. have waived the impressive pass rushing linebacker Chris Peace instead of not-particularly-good-at-anything linebacker Nick Dzubnar. I guess you can chalk this up to their “right 53, not best 53” philosophy.