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Report: Chargers signing QB Justin Herbert’s brother

By Thomson Reuters Sep 1, 2026 | 11:52 AM

By Field Level Media

Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – The Los Angeles Chargers are signing quarterback ​Justin Herbert’s brother, tight end ‌Patrick Herbert, to the practice squad, ESPN reported Tuesday.

The reunion will make the siblings teammates for the first time ‌since ​briefly playing at ⁠Oregon together during ⁠the 2019 season.

At the time, Patrick Herbert was a freshman with the Ducks and played in ​two games with no catches as older brother Justin Herbert ⁠threw for 3,471 ⁠yards and 32 touchdowns before ​becoming a 2020 first-round draft pick.

Patrick ​Herbert, 25, went undrafted in 2025. ‌He had 31 receptions for 388 yards and four touchdowns in 43 games at Oregon. He ⁠spent last season on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad.

With the Chargers, Patrick Herbert ⁠will ‌provide depth as a ⁠blocker behind tight ends David ​Njoku, ‌Charlie Kolar, Oronde Gadsden ​and Scott ⁠Matlock.

Justin Herbert, 28, begins his seventh season as the club’s starting quarterback when Los Angeles hosts the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 13.

(–Field ​Level Media)