Justin Herbert injury update: Adam Schefter lays out likelihood Chargers QB plays vs. Eagles after surgery

by: Dan Morrison 10 hours ago dan_morrison96

The Los Angeles Chargers need to kick their season into gear as the calendar has now turned to December. There’s a problem, though. Star quarterback Justin Herbert is injured.

On Monday, Herbert needed to have surgery on his left hand to repair a fracture. Luckily, it’s his non-throwing hand, and the team announced that he was day-to-day at the time. Despite that, Herbert missed practice on Wednesday, leading to an interesting injury update from ESPN’s Adam Schefter when he appeared on Get Up this Thursday.

“Justin Herbert, not practicing yesterday,” Schefter said. “Went to the walkthrough. Had surgery on that fractured left hand on Monday. Now, the Chargers continue to insist that he’s doing everything he can to be out there and they’re preparing as if Herbert will play on Monday night against the Eagles, but I think there are people around the league who are a little bit skeptical of that, wondering whether he could have surgery on Monday and play a week later, and how much of a risk that might be.”

In essence, Herbert is still day-to-day and hoping to get back on time for the Chargers’ Monday Night game. That extra day won’t hurt the quarterback at all in the process, of course. Still, it’s a point of debate whether or not he’ll be ready to take on the Eagles.

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