With the Nov. 4 trade deadline rapidly approaching, rumors and rumblings have intensified regarding potential players who may be on the move. One of those players is Justin Herbert, the Chargers' embattled quarterback who has played some of the worst football of his career through the season's first five games. His struggles have coincided with the Chargers' dreadful 0-5 start to the season.
Despite Herbert's struggles this season, the Chargers would be well-compensated if they decided to trade him. A high-level league executive reportedly alluded to the possibility of the Chargers getting three first-round picks in exchange for Herbert if Los Angeles decided to trade him. ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter said that a high-level executive threw out a hypothetical scenario to him where the Chargers traded Herbert for three first-round picks.
Intrigued, Schefter then reached out to the Chargers to see if they were actually considering trading Herbert. "The person basically cut me off mid-sentence," Schefter said. "Stopped me in my tracks and said, 'Let me be very clear about this.
We have never even discussed that idea. The sentence -- should we trade Justin Herbert -- has never once been uttered in our organization, nor will it be.'" Based on that report, it appears that the odds of Herbert being traded are about as good as Herbert winning league MVP this season. Despite their current predicament, the Chargers apparently still believe that Herbert is their long-term franchise quarterback and is capable of playing high-level football again.
That may be true, but teams often have a change of heart. Nothing can entirely be ruled out in sports, especially in the NFL, where things seem to change on a dime. That's why, even if it is unlikely, the prospect of Herbert being traded can't be dismissed entirely, especially when you consider what the Chargers would get for him.
In that vein, here are several teams that would likely be in play if Herbert were made available for trade: The Vikings were the first team to come to mind. Despite their 5-0 start, Minnesota's offense remains bogged down by middling quarterback play. While that is true, it's hard to imagine the Vikings doing anything dramatic unless the team goes into a funk sometime between now and the trade deadline.
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