Justin Herbert took the NFL by a storm last season, winning the league’s Rookie of the Year award and showing off all of the tools needed to be a successful professional quarterback. Headed into his second year with the Los Angeles Chargers, the 23-year-old is still eager to improve.
That’s why he sought out the advice of back-up Chase Daniel, who signed with the Chargers this spring. Already the second-year quarterback has won over the approval of the veteran.
“Him and I have had really good conversations about his progression as a quarterback,” Daniel told Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times. “I’ve told him, ‘Hey, listen, it’s obviously what you do on the field. But it’s so much more than that. It’s how you treat the guys in the locker room. It’s how you interact with the coaches. How you interact with the cooking staff. How you interact with the equipment staff. It’s everything that goes into it.’ A lot of guys don’t understand that. It’s a lot of pressure, but he just handles it so easily. It just comes natural to him.”
Daniel, a 12-year NFL veteran, also spoke about how impressed he was that Herbert sought him out as soon as the two were together at Chargers’ workouts.
“I think he took to me pretty pretty quickly, and I respond to that,” Daniel said. “He sought me out. This is the offensive rookie of the year. The guy put up 30-some odd touchdown passes and seeking me out for advice. That showed me how humble he is and just how much he wants to learn. It wasn’t even about the offense. It was like, ‘How do you see the week going in season? How do you think I should best prepare? How do you do this?’ I have some advice, but he’s going to do what he thinks best. But I thought that was really cool.”
Chase Daniel: Acting like a franchise quarterback comes naturally to Justin Herbert. https://t.co/IIfBxHPL9o
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 26, 2021
Daniel, 34, has carved out a role for himself as a mentor during his time in the NFL. With stints in Washington, New Orleans, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit and now Los Angeles, he’s helped numerous young quarterbacks improve their skills and find out what it takes to succeed in the league.
With only five starts to his name, Daniel is clearly ready to embrace that role again with the Chargers. This go around, he may be tutoring a future league MVP.
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