In the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Chargers’ Thursday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Oregon legend Justin Herbert took a shot to his midsection, leaving him on the ground in pain.
He got up, got off the field, and sat out for a single play while trainers gave him an initial assessment. He came back in the game, but was clearly in pain.
After the game, Los Angeles head coach Brandon Staley said he believed Herbert will be OK going forward and disclosed the quarterback had undergone X-rays. Staley, however, did not reveal the results of the X-rays.
Brandon Staley says QB Justin Herbert is "ok" after exiting the game for one play after taking big hit, says he's not concerned going forward.
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) September 16, 2022
During the final drive of the game, Herbert was in so much pain he threw the ball away instead of taking a wide-open running lane that would have produced a first down. However, on the very next play, he delivered a strike to DeAndre Carter to put LA in scoring range.
An absolute DIME from Justin Herbert 😮💨
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/oO8pypgdPz
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 16, 2022
The Chargers scored, setting the stage for an onside kick attempt. The Chiefs bobbled the recovery, but ended up on the ball and ran out the clock.
The comeback attempt and Herbert’s toughness set social media circles on fire.
[mm-video type=video id=01gd1jq46fmdxdaxeefj playlist_id=none player_id=01f5k5y2jb3twsvdg4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gd1jq46fmdxdaxeefj/01gd1jq46fmdxdaxeefj-4bd88b15bda50ec80a2a4c21d1c98d98.jpg]
[listicle id=29389]