Justin Herbert in walking boot as Chargers suffer serious injury setback

It may be a while before Justin Herbert plays again.

The Chargers' star quarterback wore a walking boot after his ankle sprain appeared to re-aggravate and is awaiting the results of his X-ray following his team's 20-10 loss to the Steelers on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium.

Herbert was able to start against the Steelers this week, but he was limited to 125 passing yards and one touchdown despite completing 12 of 18 passes.

He was substituted for backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke and did not finish the contest.

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said he knew immediately that Herbert was injured.

“When I saw Justin get up and leave the game at the first sign of a limp, I took him out,” Harbaugh said.

Herbert threw for 3,134 yards, 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 13 starts for the Chargers last season.

He and the Chargers fell to 2-1 this season and will host the rival Chiefs at SoFi Stadium next week in a matchup where Heinicke could now take the lead.

Heinicke started four games for the Falcons last season and nine games for the Commanders in 2022.

He spent one NFL season as a full-time starter, as he was on the field as quarterback for the Commanders for almost the entire 2021 year.

This year, the Old Dominion graduate started 15 times and recorded 3,419 passing yards with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, completing 65 percent of his passes.

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