Limited at practice through the week, Herbert said Wednesday he was making progress with the injury and didn’t foresee sitting out to get extra rest with a Week 5 bye forthcoming. That is now likely to be the case.
The Chargers will be handicapped already by the losses of Derwin James to a suspension and Rashawn Slater and Joey Bosa to injuries. With the odds stacked against them, the Bolts are trending toward not erring cautiously with their franchise signal-caller.
The 26-year-old Herbert has played well so far in offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s run-heavy scheme, completing 67.2% of his passes through three games with 399 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
Herbert, who missed the Chargers’ Week 18 loss to the Chiefs last year when he was dealing with a finger injury, is 2-5 in his career against Kansas City, having lost his last four starts.
The Chargers (2-1), with their franchise QB leading the way, will kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET Sunday versus the Chiefs (3-0).
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