Mike Tolbert Injury: Latest Update on Charger RB's Injury

You know it's a tough day when a player scores three TDs and still has fantasy owners extremely concerned.

San Diego Chargers versatile backup Mike Tolbert was all over the field as both a running back and a receiver as he collected 93 yards from scrimmage and found pay-dirt three different times.

A knee injury, however, knocked him out of the game in the middle of the fourth quarter. The Chargers completed the 24-17 comeback win without him, but his health is extremely important to the team going forward.

Here are the latest details on the situation.

•Injury Update

While his status for Week 2 is unknown, ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the injury is nothing to be concerned about.

The Chargers don't want to rush him back and reaggravate the injury. He will likely be on the injury report all week and his ability to practice by Thursday or Friday will likely decide his Week 2 fate.

•When Will He Be Ready To Return?

For this question we turn to Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network in a series of tweets:

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Chargers RB Mike Tolbert, fresh off a 3 TD effort Sun, will have an MRI on his knee Mon as a precaution but it looks like a bruise/minor...Cartilage issue, which would cost him one week at most. Tolbert was a wrecking ball again Sun. Big piece of Chargers offense

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He fell extremely hard and the injury looked to be pretty bad. Instead, it sounds like it will only be a minor issue.

•Fantasy Impact

If the Chargers stay mum on the injury all week and the X-rays comeback negative, start him.

He was a human-wrecking ball against the Vikings and will be an essential piece of the offense. With the way Phillip Rivers can hoist the ball all over the field, there are going to be a ton of scoring opportunities this season for a healthy Tolbert.

Monitor the injury report this week. If he plays, he's a must start. You don't want to leave him on your bench and watch him put up another three TDs.

•What They're Saying:

Yahoo! sports writer Charles Robinson:

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Oh boy. Mike Tolbert is hurt. That does not look good. Some kind of leg injury.

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Chargers fan:

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Wow I'm sick seeing Mike Tolbert get hurt. Looked like he felt it bad. Hope he's ok

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Don't worry, San Diego and fantasy fans, the injury will not hurt what's shaping up to be an incredibly impressive season for his stat line.

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