Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a fracture to his rib cartilage during his team's second game last season, but he didn't miss any games en route to leading the Bolts to their first playoff appearance in four years.
On Wednesday, head coach Brandon Staley told Tom Pelissero and Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network that Herbert's drive to play through the injury "proved that he's one of the guys" and led him gaining "the ultimate respect."
Tom Pelissero @TomPelisseroMore from the finale of Inside Training Camp: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chargers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chargers</a> coach Brandon Staley on his stacked WR group, Justin Herbert's growth, Austin Ekeler's role and tackling the way last season ended head-on.