Canadians in the NFL: Chargers' Palmer hauls in first TD of season

23-year-old Brampton Ont., native Joshua Palmer hauled in a late touchdown pass from Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert as the Chargers attempted to rally in their 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football.

Herbert finds Palmer in the end zone 🚨

The Chargers trail 27-24 with just over one minute remaining.#LACvsKC pic.twitter.com/auDjz8x6r2

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 16, 2022

The Edmonton, Alta., native had 75 yards and a fumble on a trio of kickoff returns in the Carolina Panthers' 19-16 loss to the New York Giants. 

Metchie III, 22, announced before the start of the season that he has been diagnosed with leukemia and will miss the 2022 season. The Alabama product was born in Taiwan and later moved to Brampton, Ont. He played three seasons with the Crimson Tide (2019-21), recording 2,081 yards and 14 touchdowns. He became the first receiver to win the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in NCAA football during the 2020 season and won the College Football Playoff National Championship. In the following 2021 season, Metchie III again the recipient of the Jon Cornish trophy, joining BC Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke as the only two-time winners.

Onyemata, 23, recorded three tackles and half a sack in the New Orleans Saints' loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lagos, Nigera native and product of the University of Manitoba played 43 snaps on defence and five snaps on special teams. 

Campbell, 29, was waived by the Los Angeles Chargers after battling a knee injury. Campbell went unclaimed and has reverted to the Chargers' injured reserve. 

The University of Regina product played seven games for the Chargers in 2021, recording 40 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery. 

Covington, 28, was selected by the Houston Texans with the 216th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, where he spent four seasons (2015-18) before stints with the Dallas Cowboys (2019) and Cincinnati Bengals (2020) and Los Angeles Chargers (2021). The Vancouver, BC., native is currently on the Chargers' practice roster. 

Ottawa-born linebacker Jesse Luketa has been signed to the Arizona Cardinals' active roster, the club announced on Tuesday.

Luketa, 23, was a seventh round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Penn State.

We have signed LB Jesse Luketa to the active roster from the practice squad and have released S Deionte Thompson.

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) September 27, 2022