Justin Herbert got a haircut and everyone made jokes about his new look

What do you think?

Los Angles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s hairdo hadn’t been all that noteworthy. He had fairly long hair. But it wasn’t like he was Trevor Lawrence, whose locks are iconic.

Herbert’s haircut was just … there. Until it wasn’t.

Herbert let Chargers strength and conditioning coach John Lott use a pair of clippers for the haircut. That’s not a joke — it wasn’t hazing (as far as we know). And it looked exactly like you’d think it would go if you let a strength and conditioning coach take care of your hair.

“I think he did a good job,” Herbert told reporters, via The Athletic.

But when you have to say that someone did a good job, that’s not a good sign. His hair went from this…

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

To this…

You’re never going to believe this, but Twitter had strong feelings about the haircut. The transformation of his appearance led to plenty of jokes.

https://twitter.com/AndrewBrandt/status/1329139521716445185.

I would say lament the cyber bullying, but Herbert looks like he can take it. He’ll be OK.

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