COSTA MESA, Calif. -- It's been an interesting three weeks for Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.
He led his team to a win on the road against Washington, a loss to the Dallas Cowboys on a last-second field goal and then a big-time, signature win over over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. And then suddenly, without any warning, the 6-foot-6 kid who was a 4.01 biology major, who grew up a half-mile from the Oregon Ducks' football stadium and spent his free time fishing behind Albertsons, was described as a "gangster quarterback.