Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert is expected to make his second straight start on Sunday when Los Angeles plays the Panthers, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Herbert, the No. 6 pick in the 2020 NFL draft, made his NFL debut in Los Angeles' 23-20 overtime loss to the Chiefs this past weekend. Tyrod Taylor was expected to start for LA, but suffered chest pains prior to kickoff.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, a Chargers team doctor accidentally punctured Taylor’s lung just before kickoff Sunday while trying to administer a pain-killing injection to the quarterback’s cracked ribs.