This was unexpected, to state the least. Taylor (visualized above with head coach Anthony Lynn on Sunday) was dressed for the game and was on the field during pregame warmups. Whatever had actually happened had occurred after that.
With Taylor out, Los Angeles started their quarterback of the future: Justin Herbert, who was picked was the 6th general choice of the NFL Draft in April.
Just before the Kansas City Chiefs played the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon, we got news no one was anticipating: the Chargers stated that their starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor would not be playing in the video game since of a chest injury sustained right before the video game.
If you were wondering how a player could perhaps have a chest injury after pregame warmups– or if the Chargers were trying to pull a fast one– you werent alone. On Monday morning, NFL Networks Ian Rapoport explained what happened:
