The Los Angeles Chargers star Joey Bosa revealed the ‘main thing‘ about his hip injury when asked about the update. During the conversation with reporters, the outside linebacker discussed snaps, his recovery from the current injury, and the upcoming week 11 game against the Bengals. The 29-year-old LB suffered a hip injury during the Week 3 game against the Steelers on September 22, 2024.

Joey admitted, “The discomfort getting moving, getting warmed up has definitely decreased”, when asked about the injury update. He further confessed, “My strength is getting better which is really the main thing with being able to stop and start with this leg, which early on I felt like when I had weight on this leg or pressure from an O-lineman, it was tough. So that’s improving a lot.”

However, Joey justified his 20 snap counts and admitted, “We’re definitely thinking of 30, 30+ snaps depending on how the game goes of course.” According to RotoWire, the jersey No. 97 has moved past his (hip) injury. The Chargers’ star returned to full participation after limited practices.

In their last game against the Titans, Bosa had an impressive performance, recording 8 solo tackles, 3 sacks, and 1 forced fumble.

The linebacker has undergone many injuries in his career. In 2020, Bosa sustained a concussion in week 15. After that, in 2021, he was ‘questionable‘ for an ankle sprain injury. In September month of 2022, jersey No.97 had surgery and returned in the Week 17 game of that season. In the current season, Joey hurt his left in a practice session with the Rams and tweaked his back in Week 1 of 2024 before having an ‘Inguinal Hip Bruise’ in Week 3.

Joey’s injuries have cost the franchise. Though he has returned, the Chargers’ rivals are studded with stars like Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins.

Rivalry between Joey Bosa’s Chargers and the Bengals

In the last 10 years, both franchises have confronted each other four times. The Bengals won against the Chargers last time in a 19-24 game on 9/20/2015. But after that, all three wins in 2018, 2020, 2021. So, the past and stats are with the Chargers but the Bengals have cracked the whip this season, which can be a speed breaker.

The winning streak of Bosa’s Chargers will face one of the best offensive squads in the league right now. Joe Burrow, with his 74.5 QBR and 68.7% completion percentage, will certainly lead to victory as the franchises struggle with a 4-6 record into the half-season.

Ranking 2nd in the AFC West with a record of 6-3, Joey Bosa’s Los Angeles Chargers have many hopes for the upcoming game at the SoFi Stadium against the Bengals.