Eight San Diego Chargers players missed practice on Thursday, including outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, rookie right guard Louis Vasquez, and running back LaDainian Tomlinson. Charger center Nick Hardwick had surgery on his left ankle on Wednesday and will be out of the line-up for the next eight weeks. Coach Norv Turner was concerned about who will participate in Friday’s practice. “When you don’t practice on Thursday, it gets tougher. Shawne and Vasquez, I think we’re going to try to see what they’re able to do tomorrow. I don’t know that L.T. would be ready to try to do anything tomorrow.” L.T. sprained his right ankle in week 1 against the Oakland Raiders and missed Sunday’s home loss to Baltimore. Vasquez sprained a knee a knee at Oakland and also missed the Ravens game. Merriman played against Baltimore, but suffered a groin pull later in the contest. The Chargers (1-1) host the Miami Dolphins (0-2) on Sunday. L.T. stated that his injury is getting better, but he’s not sure if he will be able to play on Sunday. The explosive running back said, “Hopefully it just keeps getting better and I start to do a little bit more every day.”
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