Justin Herbert Injures Middle Finger Giving Mike McDaniel The Bird
SAN DIEGO–Justin Herbert endured a career-high eight sacks Sunday and left the Chargers’ 44-22 loss to the Houston Texans with a left hand injury.
Herbert appeared to hurt his middle finger immediately after the eighth sack when he vigorously gave offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel ‘the bird’.
“I’m a passionate player,” Herbert explained in the post-game press conference. “I guess I was a little too passionate flipping Mike off. I’d like to apologize to Charger fans. That’s not me. Instead of shaking my middle finger with the force and velocity of a Shake Weight, I should have just raised a calm, two-handed double-middle finger to express my frustration with just how fucking incredibly horrible of an offensive coordinator he is.”
Herbert then spent the rest of the game on the sideline with his left middle finger in a splint.
The Chargers trailed 38-9 when Herbert was injured. Harbaugh was asked if he considered subbing Herbert out before the injury. “No,” Harbaugh said. “He can only run the horrible plays that idiot in the designer sunglasses and Capri pants is calling.”
For the first time this season, offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel called plays from the coaches’ box, hoping a change of scenery would result in improved performance. Sadly for the Chargers, nothing changed as they fell to a dismal 0-8.
“I gotta be honest,” Harbaugh said. “I wasn’t surprised by Herbert’s injury. I threw my back out last week chasing that wild-haired weasel around the practice facility. If I caught him I was going to throttle him with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”
Herbert did not seem concerned when asked about his latest injury, suggesting it “shouldn’t be an issue and I’ll play next week.” When reminded McDaniel would still be calling the plays next week, Herbert slammed his fist onto the podium, injuring his throwing hand.
At press time, Herbert had both hands in bandages and was seen asking ChatGPT how other cultures non-verbally express a hearty ‘fuck you’.
