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

Mats were no place to be seen on the sidelines throughout the Chargers vs. Chiefs video game on Sunday night … simply days after a Broncos gamer took legal action against L.A., declaring the previous usage of the ground coverings at SoFi Stadium triggered him to tear his ACL.

The mats had actually been there for the Broncos vs. Chargers video game back on Oct. 17 — and throughout an unique groups play in the overtime duration of the contest, outside linebacker Aaron Patrick stepped on them and burnt out his knee.

In a lawsuit submitted on Nov. 15, he declared it was an error by the Chargers, ESPN, the NFL and others to permit the mats to be positioned so near to the playing field … describing all celebrations need to have understood they provided a harmful risk for gamers.

He demanded undefined damages, consisting of lost rewards and future earning capacity.

On Sunday — the very first Chargers video game at SoFi Stadium because the match was submitted — no mats existed in any location of the field.

It need to be kept in mind the video game was an NBC broadcast, not an ESPN one … however cables and cable televisions were either covered in a various method, or brought by authorities.

Unclear if the Chargers enforced the modifications as an outcome of the match … they decreased to comment due to the pending lawsuits.

Patrick’s lawyer, William M. Berman of Berman & Riedel, informs TMZ Sports he and his customer still aren’t delighted with the modifications … stating, “The guys holding the cables/wires were still in too close proximity to the field, creating what we believe to still be a very dangerous condition.”