Report: Chargers' Verrett to have season-ending knee surgery

Los Angeles Chargers star cornerback Jason Verrett has decided to undergo season-ending knee surgery and will be placed on injured reserve, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The 2015 Pro Bowler spent the offseason rehabbing from a partially torn ACL suffered in October 2016. Verrett played in Week 1, but wasn't able to suit up in Week 2 after experiencing knee soreness.

It's a huge blow to a Chargers team looking to claw itself out of a 0-2 start. Verrett is one of the NFL's premier cornerbacks, and is invaluable to a defense that has to contain star wideouts within its division like Demaryius Thomas, Tyreek Hill, and Amari Cooper.

Trevor Williams will likely continue to start in Verrett's absence.

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