Chargers' Justin Herbert day-to-day with rib injury, will return when ready: 'We're going to listen to Justin'

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The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping to have Justin Herbert healthy in time for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but after suffering fractured rib cartilage from a hard hit in last week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, head coach Brandon Staley says the call is Herbert’s to make. 

"We're going to listen to Justin, No.1," Staley told reporters after Wednesday’s practice. "The player is at the front of all of the decisions that we make here, since I've become the head coach, to make sure that the players are at the front of all of the decision-making — their families, their agents, their team." 

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna, #51, puts a hard hit on Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, #10, in the fourth quarter of an NFL game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 15, 2022 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Then, making sure that we have alignment with the medical team. That's been my position since I've become the head coach," Staley continued. "I think that that is where the modern NFL is, in making sure that they are at the front of every decision that we make and that they have long careers ahead of them. We have to make sure that they are as safe and sound as possible."

CHARGERS’ BRANDON STALEY PRAISES JUSTIN HERBERT AFTER GRITTY PERFORMANCE, GIVES INJURY UPDATE

Herbert absorbed a massive hit from Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s 27-24 loss. He missed just one play before returning to action. He returned to the practice field on Tuesday for some light