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Chase Daniel: Jim Harbaugh Forces Justin Herbert to Wear Gold Jersey; QB 'Hates It'

Jim Harbaugh has reportedly been making Justin Herbert wear a yellow practice jersey, and not the standard red that quarterbacks normally don, for reasons that only Jim Harbaugh could contrive.

"It's because, supposedly, (Jim) Harbaugh wants everyone to know that Justin's that gold standard, but also, a gold halo, meaning you better not get within three yards of this guy or your butt's getting cut," Herbert's former backup, Chase Daniel, told The Athletic's Dianna Russini on Tuesday.

"I know he hates it," Daniel added. "I know Herbert hates it.