SAN DIEGO – Chargers coach Mike McCoy gave his players the entire bye week off with the hope that some of the injured players could heal up and make it back to the practice field.
With players returning to Chargers Park for a Monday practice, it appears that McCoy accomplished his goal.
Receiver Travis Benjamin, who missed San Diego’s loss to the Miami Dolphins two weeks ago with a sprained right knee, practiced on Monday and appears on track to play on Sunday against the Houston Texans.
“It went good,” Benjamin said about the break. “I got the time to relax and just get my body under myself.
“It felt good today. I was out running around. I kind of had a couple tempo violations where I was going faster than the other guys and they told me to slow down. I was just feeling happy, and knowing that I could pick it up and run faster.”
Along with Benjamin, inside linebacker Denzel Perryman and safety Jahleel Addae appear on target to play this week.
Perryman missed the past two games with a hamstring issue, while Addae missed nine games with a broken clavicle.
Addae has been a limited participant in practice the past two weeks but appears ready to take the field against the Texans. Starting strong safety Dwight Lowery expects Addae to provide a boost to San Diego’s secondary.
“He has the most experience out of everybody in the room,” Lowery said. “So to bring his energy, physicality, passion and also his knowledge of the defense is going to help us tremendously. It will be a lift to have him out there.”
Recent addition receiver Jeremy Butler, who missed last week with an ankle issue, also practiced on Sunday.
Chargers still nursing injuries include inside linebacker Jatavis Brown (knee), cornerback Brandon Flowers (concussion) and outside linebacker Tourek Williams (unknown.)
