After losing Ryan Mathews to a broken clavicle, the Chargers have no plans to add depth at running back.
The way they see it, they already have.
Mathews suffered the injury during his first carry of the first quarter of the Chargers' first preseason game Thursday night. He is expected to miss four to six weeks and is considered unlikely to play in the season opener against the Raiders.
Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith said Friday the team will stand pat with the backup options in place.
"We made a concerted effort to add quality, proven veteran players at many positions," Smith said. "There's a reason why (Le'Ron) McClain, (Ronnie) Brown and (Jackie) Battle were added. Curtis Brinkley is a talented kid, and that's why he's been in our program for three years.
"It's next man up time. We are about to see how well we did with our offseason running back choices. Coach (Norv) Turner will sort it all out in the next three games."
San Diego Chargers
Record: 7-9
2nd in AFC West
Home: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Capacity: 71,500
2nd in AFC West
Home: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Capacity: 71,500
Chargers not in market for backup RB
San Diego Union-Tribune 8/11/2012
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