Quarterbacks were flying off the draft board left and right on Thursday, but before that, two teams reportedly tried to get Justin Herbert.
The Los Angeles Chargers are in a rebuild, but they're not in that much of a rebuild. This offseason alone, the Chargers parted ways with Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, and Austin Ekeler - those departures came following a 5-11 season. It was a tumultuous 2023 for the Chargers, who had blown a 27-point lead to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the playoffs the season prior.
After an embarrassing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, they fired controversial head coach Brandon Staley, and to make matters worse, Justin Herbert's season was cut short due to injury. They hired Jim Harbaugh after his nine seasons at Michigan, the most recent being a 15-0 season with a national championship, and although he's providing a new identity, he doesn't want a new quarterback.
reported that both the New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings had conversations with the Chargers in the weeks leading up to the draft regarding Herbert's availability. The Pats took Drake Maye with the third pick on Thursday, while the Vikings moved up one spot to take Harbaugh's quarterback at Michigan, J.J. McCarthy.
The Chargers did give Herbert some help in the second round, though, by taking Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey, joining last year's first-round selection in Quentin Johnston. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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