The Los Angeles Chargers has officially informed QB Justin Herbert that he is not permitted to work in any capacity for…

According to people with knowledge of the matter, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo, and Tom Pelissero stated that the great signal-caller will miss the remainder of the season while undergoing surgery to fix the broken index finger on his right (throwing) hand.

Herbert was later placed on injured reserve by the squad. Also, L.A. promoted rookie quarterback Max Duggan to the active roster and activated wide receiver Josh Palmer off of injured reserve.

Although it was anticipated following Herbert’s injury during Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos, the news highlights a terrible Chargers season.

For the remainder of the season, Easton Stick, who has played in just two games overall (including a relieving appearance in Week 14), will start for the Chargers (5–5). Stick will make his first career start on Prime Video this Thursday night against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Chargers would pursue “whatever’s best” for Herbert in the long run, head coach Brandon Staley informed reporters on Monday. Surgically ending the season is the step to get the signal-caller ready for 2024.

Before the 2023 campaign began, there were a lot of expectations for Herbert and L.A. To get things going, the Chargers hired Kellen Moore as their new offensive coordinator. Herbert then signed a $262.5 million contract extension in July.

The Chargers lost their first two games by a combined margin of five points, indicating that things were off to a bad start. After riding the roller coaster to a 4-4 record, Staley’s team dropped their last five games. Everything about the operation has gone wrong. With Mike Williams out for the season in September due to an ACL tear, L.A.’s offence has struggled to find consistency and its defence has been unable to produce stops.

With a career-low 65.1% completion percentage, 3,134 yards passing, 20 touchdown passes, and seven interceptions, Herbert’s season comes to an end.

With a tough end-of-season schedule and a backup quarterback leading the charge, speculation over Staley’s future with the team and who might coach Herbert upon his return in 2024 will now centre on the latter.