Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh confirms Justin Herbert is at practice today.
"I was happy he went to support Madison [Beer] on her music tour. Madison supports him at the football games. He told me he wasn't gonna be here for those two weeks and my first reaction was, 'do you need a ride to the airport?'"
"He's just been somebody that is just here all the time. There's times I've wanted to shoo him out of the building. He's at every voluntary, every non-voluntary workout. Same guy that broke his hand and he was here the next day practicing. The next game, stiff arming guys. Yeah, I was happy. Good balance."
The #Chargers and Derwin James have agreed to terms on a massive new extension to make him the NFL’s new highest-paid safety for the second time in his career, sources say.
James gets a 3-year, $75.6M deal. Negotiated by @DavidMulugheta of @AthletesFirst.
which team was hurt most by the NFL schedule?
Los Angeles Chargers
-24 days net rest
#1 worst since 2013
#4 worst since 1990
also are #32 in Prep & Rest rank
the Chargers have 7 games with a rest disadvantage
most in franchise history
tied for most for any team since 1998
Chargers OC Mike McDaniel on building an offense for Justin Herbert: "When I got here, my first task that I bestowed upon myself is I watched every pass play that he's ever had in the National Football League."
"His expectations are the highest for himself...I'd say that we're looking to master and be elite at everything we do. And being able to own the position in a new way, for him to own the position in a way he never has."
"For it to be obvious to everyone around that he's playing the best football of his career."
“I couldn’t be happier with that working relationship.” - #Chargers OC Mike McDaniel on the past few weeks with Justin Herbert.
McDaniel said Herbert has picked stuff up in 3 or 4 days that he thought might take 3 or 4 weeks.
Notes on Thompson
- Ran a 4.26 40-yd Dash at the 2026 NFL Combine, tied for the 5th fastest by any player on record (since 2003);
- Breakout season in 2025: 1,054 Rec yds, led SEC (set Mississippi State single-season record) | 18.5 Yds/Rec, 2nd most in FBS (min. 50 Rec)
- Played at 3 different schools across collegiate career: 2022 - Texas | 2023-24 - Oklahoma | 2025 - Mississippi State