Even with off week ahead, Justin Herbert is determined not to miss Chargers-Chiefs

Each time the Chargers’ Justin Herbert was sacked by the Steelers, his injured ankle suffered more until he had to leave the game. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)

With an off week approaching, Justin Herbert could get two weeks of rest for the price of one game for his ailing ankle if he sat out Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

But even that one-game sacrifice is too high for the hyper-competitive quarterback hoping to end the Chargers’ five-game losing streak to their AFC West rivals.

Herbert is “going to do everything I can to play,” against the Chiefs, he said Wednesday, fighting through a high ankle sprain he suffered on Sept. 15. After aggravating the injury in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Herbert said his right ankle felt better Wednesday than it did at this point last week, when he still started against the Steelers.

“These games all are important to us,” Herbert said Wednesday. “Each game going out there is, ‘Hey, it’s time to go win it.’ And we felt like it was one of those injuries that you can fight through and you can push through.”

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert left a news conference wearing a walking boot after a loss to the Steelers on Sunday. (Matt Freed / Associated Press)

Herbert, who left Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium in a walking boot, received an MRI exam on Monday and it showed his right ankle was “progressing,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. Herbert was limited during practice Wednesday, participating in some seven-on-seven periods.

Even the pared-down practice plan was a step forward for Herbert. He did not practice last Wednesday before taking the field Sunday, when he threw for 125 yards and one touchdown on 12-for-18 passing before leaving the game after a third-quarter sack.

“I think those reps are valuable,” Herbert said of the practice opportunities, “just to be out there, even if I’m not taking team reps like that, getting as many reps as I can.”

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Publish date : 2024-09-25 23:05:36

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