Jeff Cumberland Lands On IR

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Updated: August 22, 2016

According to Micheal Gehlken of the San Diego Union Tribune the San Diego Chargers have placed TE Jeff Cumberland on the injured reserved.

Chargers placed TE Jeff Cumberland (Achilles) on injured reserve. CB Mike Lee signed in corresponding move. Spent time on Eagles PS last yr.

— Michael Gehlken (@sdutGehlken) August 22, 2016

Gehlken reported over the weekend that Cumberland would be out for the year.

Mike McCoy confirms it: Chargers TE Jeff Cumberland has a torn Achilles; rookie G Donavon Clark has a torn ACL. Both out for season.

— Michael Gehlken (@sdutGehlken) August 20, 2016

Cumberland was going to add some depth to the Chargers tight end core before going to down. Jim Thomas of the St.Louis Dispatch reported further details on the news.

Another former Illini player, TE Jeff Cumberland, has been placed on reserve/injured list after suffering torn Achilles tendon vs. Arizona.

— Jim Thomas (@jthom1) August 22, 2016

San Diego will take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon at 10 a.m. PST. As more information surfaces on the Chargers and their injury news we will keep you up to date.

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