As the newly-minted highest-paid player in the NFL, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is one of the game’s brightest young stars and would seemingly be a prime candidate to be featured in Netflix’s new docuseries, Quarterback. But not only has the 25-year-old not been asked to be a part of the show, he says he’d be a terrible subject for around-the-clock camera surveillance.
Speaking as a guest on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Wednesday, Herbert gave a less-than-flattering self-assessment of his TV appeal.
“I have not been approached by it, but I think I’d be pretty boring on the show,” Herbert said. “I don’t do a whole lot outside of football, so most of the footage would probably be just from football practice, meetings and things like that. We’ve kind of done that with Hard Knocks, so I don’t have too much going on outside of football. I might not be the best candidate for that.”
Don't expect to see @chargers QB Justin Herbert in the 'Quarterback' series...
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) August 9, 2023
"I have not approached by it, but I think I'd be a little boring on the show... I might not be the best candidate." pic.twitter.com/FZQjErjkx3
Herbert was referencing his first NFL preseason back in 2020, when the Chargers were the featured team on the popular HBO docuseries. Much of the focus on Herbert was how the then-rookie quarterback was fighting for a starting spot and learning to be a more vocal leader.
While Herbert has certainly accomplished plenty since then—he won Rookie of the Year in 2020, made the Pro Bowl in ’21 and finished ninth in MVP voting last year—it seems, at least according to him, that he hasn’t blossomed into a TV star just yet.
