{"id":2180,"date":"2024-08-01T19:43:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:43:33","slug":"breaking-los-angeles-chargers-suffer-major-blow-as-superstar-qb-justin-herbert-to-miss-significant-time-with-very-concerning-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2180","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Los Angeles Chargers Suffer Major Blow As Superstar QB Justin Herbert To Miss Significant Time With Very Concerning Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>\u00a0announced Thursday that quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/justin-herbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Herbert<\/a>\u00a0is dealing with a right foot injury, though the hope is that he\u2019ll be ready for Week 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<p>On their official\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chargers\/status\/1819085705009922052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X\/Twitter<\/a>\u00a0account, the Chargers announced that doctors found a plantar fascia injury in Herbert\u2019s right foot. Herbert has been advised two wear a walking boot for two weeks, but the expectation is that he\u2019ll be able to play in Week 1 against the Las Vegas Raiders:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cFollowing yesterday\u2019s practice, Justin Herbert was diagnosed with an injury to the plantar fascia in his right foot. Doctors have recommended approximately two weeks in a boot \u2014 followed by a graduated return to play protocol \u2014 with the expectation that he will be ready for the start of the regular season.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s not ideal news for the Chargers, who need their star signal-caller to be healthy if they\u2019re to compete for a playoff spot in the crowded AFC. At any rate, Bolts fans can only cross their fingers and hope he\u2019ll be ready to go when the regular season commences in five weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Herbert missed the Chargers\u2019 final four games in 2023 after suffering a fractured index finger on his right throwing hand. The Bolts lost all four games without their superstar signal-caller, including a humiliating 63-21 road loss to the Raiders that led to the firings of head coach Brandon Staley and GM Tom Telesco.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chargers QB Justin Herbert disguised himself in a different jersey when he approached the fans. When he took his helmet off and the fans realized it was Herbert, they went NUTS!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoltUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoltUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCentralLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SportsCentralLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jTYohXKL1d\">pic.twitter.com\/jTYohXKL1d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenMHaynes\/status\/1817385256271618457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the 13 games he suited up for last season, Herbert completed 65.1 percent of pass attempts for 3,134 yards, 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-justin-herbert-s-chargers-will-look-a-lot-different-in-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justin Herbert\u2019s Chargers Will Look A Lot Different In 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The Chargers\u2019 new regime of GM Joe Hortiz and head coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jim-harbaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Harbaugh<\/a>\u00a0wasted little time bringing significant changes to the roster. For starters, they bid farewell to offensive weapons\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/keenan-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keenan Allen<\/a>, Mike Williams and Austin Ekeler.<\/p>\n<p>They signed ex-Baltimore Ravens Ravens JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards to lead the backfield, with rookie Ladd McConkey and DJ Chark headlining the list of new receivers. They also rebuilt the o-line by drafting can\u2019t-miss Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt, who should form a top-tier OT tandem with Rashawn Slater.<\/p>\n<p>The new-look Chargers kick off their season with a home tilt against Las Vegas at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0announced Thursday that quarterback\u00a0Justin Herbert\u00a0is dealing with a right foot injury, though the hope is that he\u2019ll be ready for Week 1. On their official\u00a0X\/Twitter\u00a0account, the Chargers announced &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2182,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180\/revisions\/2182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}