Chargers' WR Keenan Allen carted off with serious knee injury
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen was carted off the field with an apparent injury to his right knee on Sunday, and it didn’t look like a minor one.
Allen was taken off the field with the Chargers leading the Kansas City Chiefs, 21-3. He was seen crying as the cart left the field before he was ruled out of the game.
Keenan Allen (right knee) will not return. #SDvsKC
— #SDvsKC (@Chargers) September 11, 2016
In fact, this could be a season-ending injury, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Based on initial tests, #Chargers believe WR Keenan Allen has suffered a major knee injury. They suspect an ACL tear. Will have more tests
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 11, 2016
There’s no good time to get hurt, but it was fortunate that Allen signed a contract extension prior to the season. Allen signed a four-year, $45 million contract that could be worth as much as $49 million, and it included a $9.5 million signing bonus.
Allen, 24, missed the majority of the 2015 season with a lacerated kidney but entered this season healthy and appeared poised for big things.
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