Chargers Ditch Sideline Mats At SoFi Stadium After Broncos Player’s Lawsuit

Mats have been nowhere to be seen on the sidelines in the course of the Chargers vs. Chiefs sport on Sunday evening … simply days after a Broncos participant sued L.A., claiming the earlier use of the bottom coverings at SoFi Stadium triggered him to tear his ACL.

The mats had been there for the Broncos vs. Chargers sport again on Oct. 17 — and through a particular groups play within the time beyond regulation interval of the competition, exterior linebacker Aaron Patrick stepped on them and blew out his knee.

In a lawsuit filed on Nov. 15, he claimed it was a mistake by the Chargers, ESPN, the NFL and others to permit the mats to be positioned so near the enjoying subject … explaining all events ought to have recognized they offered a harmful hazard for gamers.

He sued for unspecified damages, together with misplaced bonuses and future incomes potential.

On Sunday — the primary Chargers sport at SoFi Stadium for the reason that swimsuit was filed — no mats have been current in any space of the sphere.

It ought to be famous the sport was an NBC broadcast, not an ESPN one … however cords and cables have been both lined otherwise, or carried by officers.

Unclear if the Chargers imposed the modifications because of the swimsuit … they declined to remark because of the pending litigation.

Patrick’s lawyer, William M. Berman of Berman & Riedel, tells TMZ Sports he and his consumer nonetheless aren’t pleased with the modifications … saying, “The guys holding the cables/wires have been nonetheless in too shut proximity to the sphere, creating what we imagine to nonetheless be a really harmful situation.”