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Chargers QB Justin Herbert starting vs. Jaguars

Justin Herbert will get the start under center.

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The Chargers have made their decision.

Justin Herbert is active and will start at quarterback against the Jaguars on Sunday afternoon.

Along with Herbert, Chase Daniel and Easton Stick are active for today’s game. Normally Stick is inactive on game days.

Herbert has been dealing with fractured rib cartilage that he sustained in the Week 2 loss to the Chiefs.

The team’s medical team encouraged Herbert to take the “long-view” in weighing his decision, as his rib cartilage injury can last several weeks to several months, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.

If Herbert takes a pain injection before the game, it will be done with the assistance of an ultrasound imaging monitor so the doctor can hit the weak spot at the right part of his body, according to Mortensen.

Having Herbert on the field is a huge boost for the offense, but Los Angeles will be without two other key players on that side of the ball in wide receiver Keenan Allen and center Corey Linsley.

Twitter reacts to Justin Herbert being named Chargers’ starting quarterback

The Chargers fanbase was ecstatic once it was announced.

Coach Anthony Lynn had a decision to make. He was forced to decide who would be the Chargers’ starting quarterback the rest of the way out, and he chose to give the keys to rookie Justin Herbert.

Herbert was thrown into the fire during the second week of the season after Tyrod Taylor was forced miss some time with a punctured lung. In Taylor’s absence, the first-round pick impressed in each of his three starts.

Herbert made Lynn’s original statement, which was that Taylor would go back to being the starter once healthy, something difficult to stand by. Ultimately, he saw enough from Herbert to make him the permanent starter.

For the most part, the team’s fanbase felt that Lynn made the right choice.

Here’s a look at how they reacted once he announced that Herbert would be the one calling the shots moving forward.