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Melvin Ingram | Linebacker

Team: San Diego Chargers
Age / DOB:  (25) / 4/26/1989
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 265
College: South Carolina
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Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram (hip) is practicing in full for Week 11.
Ingram has been on short-term I.R. since Week 2. The Chargers are hoping to have him available for a "significant role" Sunday against the Raiders. Ingram's return would be a much needed upgrade to a defense that ranks near or at the bottom of the league in both sacks and turnovers. San Diego is also expecting to get OLB Jerry Attaochu back this week. Wed, Nov 12, 2014 07:50:00 PM

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Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram (hip) could return for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Ingram was placed on IR with a designation to return on Sept. 20 due to a hip issue. It's unclear if he'll suit up Sunday as it's the first game he's eligible, but he's at least close. The Chargers D/ST is on the upswing with home games against the Raiders and Rams up next.
Source: ESPN.com
Tue, Nov 11, 2014 10:31:00 AM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers placed OLB Melvin Ingram (hip) on injured reserve/designated for return.

Ingram won't be able to practice for a minimum of six weeks, and isn't eligible to return until Week 11. It's a major downgrade to the Chargers' pass rush, as Ingram already had a sack and eight quarterback hurries through two games. A combination of Jerry Attaochu and Tourek Williams will replace Ingram opposite Dwight Freeney. Ingram missed 12 games last year with a torn ACL, and will now be sidelined at least seven games this season.
Sat, Sep 20, 2014 04:12:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram will be 16 months removed from his torn ACL when Week 1 arrives.

Ingram blew out his knee during OTAs last offseason and eased his way back into the mix for the final quarter of the season. He'll enter this season far closer to 100 percent and ready to capitalize on his substantial athletic upside as he bookends Dwight Freeney. Ingram projects to improve significantly on the 41 tackles, one sack and five pass breakups he posted as a rookie in 2012.
Source: ESPN.com16
Mon, Apr 14, 2014 10:40:00 AM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers activated OLB Melvin Ingram (ACL surgery) from the reserve/PUP list.

Ingram has made an impressive recovery from his mid-May ACL tear and will play in Sunday's game against the Giants. It's a massive upgrade to a Chargers defense that's lost both Dwight Freeney and Larry English to injured reserve. Ingram will likely be eased in as a situational pass rusher before reclaiming his starting job in Week 15. LB Adrian Robinson was waived to make room on the 53-man roster.
Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter
Sat, Dec 7, 2013 04:09:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

The Union-Tribune San Diego reports OLB Melvin Ingram (ACL surgery, PUP) is a "real possibility" to play in the first half of December.

Ingram resumed practicing in mid-November. He won't be active for Sunday's clash with the Bengals, but could return in Week 14 or 15. It would be a remarkable recovery from Ingram's mid-May ACL tear. "He's the best pound-for-pound athlete on the team," described teammate Bront Bird. "He's pretty good. He weighs 270 and can do a standing back flip after having an ACL injury."
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
Fri, Nov 29, 2013 10:09:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram (knee, PUP) will resume practicing on Wednesday.

Ingram's return to the practice field starts a 21-day window to activate him from the reserve/PUP list. Ingram is just six months removed from tearing his left ACL, and will most likely remain stowed away on the PUP list before returning at full strength in 2014.
Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter
Tue, Nov 19, 2013 04:35:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram (PUP, ACL) is "tentatively" expected to resume practicing next week.

Ingram's potential return has taken on increased importance after the Bolts lost Larry English (pectoral) for the season on Sunday. The Chargers are woefully short on pass rushers, but there's still no guarantee Ingram suits up this season. San Diego has more to lose than gain by rushing him.
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
Tue, Nov 12, 2013 06:33:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram (PUP, knee) is not expected to try to begin practicing until Nov. 19.

Ingram tore his ACL during a May OTA. If he is able to get back in practice and contribute at all this season, the Chargers will consider it a bonus. The 2012 first-round pick led the team in quarterback hurries as a rookie with 29.
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
Thu, Oct 31, 2013 10:33:00 AM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram (ACL surgery) is not yet ready to return from the PUP list.

We've all along considered Ingram's return from his May left ACL tear a long shot in 2013, but the Chargers aren't giving up hope of a late-season comeback. The Bolts could really use Ingram after losing Dwight Freeney for the year.
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
Wed, Oct 16, 2013 12:49:00 AM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers placed OLB Melvin Ingram (ACL surgery) on the reserve/PUP list.

He's technically eligible to return in Week 7, although Ingram only has an outside shot at returning late in the year after tearing his left ACL in May. The Chargers' pass rush may border on anemic this season. They're leaning heavily on Dwight Freeney to be an every-down player. At 33 1/2 years old, Freeney is highly unlikely to maintain top form over the course of 16 games.
Mon, Aug 26, 2013 03:42:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers placed OLB Melvin Ingram (ACL tear) on the active/PUP list.

He'll be transferred to reserve/PUP once training camp and the preseason end. Ingram tore his left ACL at May OTAs. The Chargers haven't given up on the idea of Ingram making a late-season impact, but it's a big-time long shot.
Source: Ian Rapoport
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 06:11:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

The Chargers haven't ruled out OLB Melvin Ingram (torn ACL) returning in 2013.

It's a nice thought, but Ingram is an extreme long-shot to suit up this season. Perhaps he'll be placed on injured reserve/designated for return if the Chargers avoid injuries to other key players in training camp, but that would be a best-case scenario. There's no point in rushing Ingram's recovery so he could play limited snaps in what will likely be meaningless late-season games.
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
Tue, May 21, 2013 04:05:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram (torn ACL) will undergo surgery next week, and is expected to miss the entire 2013 season.

Dr. James Andrews will perform the operation. Even if Ingram made an Adrian Peterson-style recovery, there's almost no way he'd have a realistic chance of contributing this year. Disappointing 2009 first-rounder Larry English is a candidate to take Ingram's place in the starting lineup, but not as the edge rusher San Diego desperately needs. Free agent Dwight Freeney will visit Wednesday.
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
Wed, May 15, 2013 07:04:00 PM
Melvin Ingram - LB - Chargers

Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram suffered a torn left ACL in OTAs Tuesday.

He's almost certainly out for the season. It's a crushing blow for a Chargers' pass rush that was already perilously thin, and major setback for a player coming off a mediocre rookie campaign. The No. 18 pick of last year's draft, Ingram should be stashed on injured reserve some time in August. The only silver lining is that he'll have well over an entire calendar year to get back to 100 percent. As for the Bolts' pass rush, new GM Tom Telesco will likely at least consider making a run at free agent Dwight Freeney. Telesco was the Colts' VP of football operations before heading to Southern California. John Abraham and Israel Idonije are two other possibilities. The rush linebacker market is comically thin.
Source: Chargers on Twitter
Tue, May 14, 2013 08:13:00 PM

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