Los Angeles Chargers’ doctor had accidentally punctured midfielder Tyrod Taylor’s lung before kick-off on Sunday while trying to give a pain reliever injection in the midfielder’s ribs, coach Anthony Lynn told Shelley Smith of ESPN on Wednesday.

This is why Taylor did not start on Sunday and unexpectedly made Justin Herbert against defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, in an arrangement Lynn said would continue Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

Lynn said Taylor’s injury does not threaten his career, adding that the doctor “made a mistake”.

“This is happening,” Lynn told Smith. Tyrode is neither angry nor upset.

Lynn strongly supported Taylor Sunday night and again this week. Many coaches believe that no player should lose their job due to an injury – especially one that was accidentally struck by a team doctor. Chargers previously said Taylor had suffered complications from the injection.

The NFL Players Association is investigating the medical accident, according to George Atallah, assistant executive director for foreign affairs at the NFL.

“Our medical and legal team has been in contact with Tirud and his agent since Sunday to gather the facts,” Atallah chirp Wednesday. The investigation has begun. “

The injection that Taylor received is not entirely uncommon, but it does have risks because the doctor performs the injection without seeing where the needle is going. However, it is rare for a player to suffer a punctured lung from an injection, especially before kick-off, ESPN sources report.

Taylor suffered two cracked ribs during the first drive to Chargers’ Week 1’s victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, but he played through the injury and didn’t have an MRI until later that week. Taylor was added to Chargers’ rib injury report on Friday, but after being fully involved in practice that day, the midfielder was removed from the report.

He planned to take a painkiller injection for a rib injury on Sunday, but after Chargers’ doctor punctured his lung, Taylor ended up in the hospital Sunday night receiving treatment for the injury and the difficulties he was breathing.

Doctors advised Taylor not to play “indefinitely.” Lin said Monday that “if it’s 100% Tyrode, it’s a quarterback.”

Shipper wants Taylor to continue in the quarterback role due to its production and reliability. He has a winning record as a key midfielder, he did not surrender to football in the first week, and he has the confidence and respect of his team-mates.