The 2023 season is just a month away, and with weeks of dead time during the quietest part of the NFL offseason, Chargers Wire is endeavoring to document each of Los Angeles’ players before the start of the team’s training camp.
The Chargers are in a great position to have their quarterback of the future on the roster.
Herbert has been nothing short of outstanding in his first three seasons with the Bolts, throwing for 14,089 yards, 94 touchdowns and 35 interceptions and shattering various records along the way.
However, Herbert has yet to fully unlock what makes him such a great player: his immense arm strength and talent.
Last season, Herbert battled fractured rib cartilage and a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder, other key players on the offense dealt with injuries and they did not have a speed option, which limited him from uncorking it.
That should change, however. Insert offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and wide receiver Quentin Johnston.
Moore’s system is the recipe to success for Herbert, and so is the return of all key members on the offensive side of the ball, including left tackle Rashawn Slater and the addition of Johnston.
Contract (2023): Herbert, entering the fourth season of his five-year rookie contract, is scheduled to earn $4.23 million. He became eligible to sign a long-term extension at the conclusion of the 2022 season.
Acquired: The Chargers selected Herbert in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft (No. 6 overall).
Quote: Moore on Herbert:
“Yeah, there’s some obvious stuff. The biggest thing is obviously his arm talent. But his combination of size, throwing ability, athleticism, I mean, there’s only a few on earth that can have that combination and play at such a high level. It’s really fun to see. I was a 6-foot, kind of hanging-on quarterback for six years. And I laugh, there’s a few throws sometimes he makes that I say, ‘I would never think about trying that throw, but here we are.’ It’s opened my eyes to some things.”
Highlight:
In case you forgot that Justin Herbert has a cannon for an arm 💥 pic.twitter.com/0Y42J2WGp1
— NFL (@NFL) June 25, 2023
