"It's not the optimal path - Justin Herbert finishing the Chargers season with a cast on his non-throwing hand - but it's not a unique one, either. Herbert suffered a fracture in his left hand last Sunday, when it collided with the helmet of a Las Vegas Raiders defender. The quarterback handled the hit with such little fanfare that TV only took notice minutes later, after he had thrown a touchdown pass on the subsequent play."
"He underwent surgery Monday to stabilize the break and, barring any setbacks, was hellbent on playing in Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. That's part of the life of a quarterback, the expectations of toughness and stoicism, and the reliance on improvisation, even when a hand is swaddled in a cast or heavy brace. "The doctors will tell you this one sentence that determines whether you're going to play: `You're can't hurt it any worse,'"
Justin Herbert suffered a left-hand fracture after colliding with a Raiders defender's helmet and underwent surgery to stabilize the break. He intended to play despite wearing a cast, accepting limitations on snaps and handoffs rather than passing ability. Quarterbacks rely on improvisation, toughness, and adjustments when a non-throwing hand is injured. Matt Hasselbeck noted that doctors determine whether an injury can be made worse, not whether pain will be absent. Rich Gannon described cast designs that help with snaps and emphasized the need to practice handoff mechanics when the injured hand is encased. Many hand injuries cannot be managed with painkilling injections.
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