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.

The Los Angeles Chargers received some of the worst news imaginable this week when they lost star offensive tackle Rashawn Slater to a season-ending injury. The recently-extended lineman went down in practice and had to be carted off the field.

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh plans to use Joe Alt as Justin Herbert's blindside protector in the wake of Rashawn Slater's season-ending injury.