Los Angeles Chargers rookie Joe Alt's first challenge in his regular season debut was to hold off three-time Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby.
Los Angeles Chargers rookie Joe Alt's first challenge in his regular-season debut was to hold off three-time Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby.
Despite the high level of competition, Alt got the job done in Sunday's season opener. He allowed zero quarterback pressures across 11 one-on-one matchups with Crosby,Crosby hasn't been held to zero pressures in a matchup against an offensive lineman since Week 9 of 2022, according to the site. The rookie allowed just three pressures across his 28 total pass-blocking snaps, an impressive feat for a rookie tasked with facing Crosby for almost half of his snaps.
"Super proud of him. I've always known from the very beginning he was going to be dominant," Slater said. "I have no doubt he dominated today. I haven't even looked at the film, but I just know he did."
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