Justin Herbert has never played in the preseason. He will play in this preseason .

The Chargers quarterback asked coach Jim Harbaugh to suit up and get some snaps, something he has never done in his career. Herbert will start and play a few plays against the Rams on Saturday.

“It was actually me going to him and saying, ‘Hey, would it be OK if I went in and played?’” Herbert said, via Eric Smith of the team website. “Because I think in years past, the plan was to rest. But I wanted to go out there and feel the pass rush because in practice, as a quarterback, you don’t always get the true feeling of the pass rush.

“So, I thought it’d be helpful to go out there. He was understanding and he worked together talking through it.”

Herbert originally was scheduled to play last weekend’

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