Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh has seven children, including four sons (one of them gay). If he could, it seems that he would like to adopt another one, quarterback Justin Herbert.
Harbaugh, in his first season with the Chargers, clearly has an unabashed bro crush on Herbert. That’s easy to understand given that Herbert is a talented, handsome, 6-5 stud.
“There’s not one gene in his body I wouldn’t like immediately trade,” Harbaugh said Friday of Herbert, adding that he is now wearing the same sneakers as his quarterback. This is what a sixth-grader does when he wants to grab the attention of the new cool kid in class.
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Harbaugh also said that, “If you don’t love Justin Herbert, there’s something wrong with you,” adding that
“I wanna be best friends with him.” Me too.
Before the Chargers’ Week 1 win against the Las Vegas Raiders, a video went viral of Harbaugh pounding on Herbert’s chest and shoulder pads (something he has done at other coaching jobs), with Herbert’s first reaction being to hug his coach.
Herbert admits his coach caught him off guard. “I just wasn’t ready for it,” he said. “I thought it was a moment to like, “Hey, let’s go get this.’ Dap up. But he hit me a couple times, and I thought that was it. And then he kept going back for more. I’ll be much better the next time.”
CBS later again showed the coach pounding on his player, with Herbert not sure how to react.
I think it’s cool that Harbaugh has no problem showing love for his players and we need more of that in a sport like football. I hope the Harbaugh-Herbert pairing is a long and successful one.
