Justin Herbert Faces Online Mockery After Beer Shopping Trip Amid Season Struggles

Chargers’ struggles follow Herbert on viral beer run© Instagram/ @justinherbert

Justin Herbert may have found the one thing going right this week. Paparazzi caught the Chargers quarterback loading two cases of Miller Lite into his car in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Los Angeles is 0-6, and Herbert is playing through the roughest stretch of his career. Fans spotted the photos online, and the jokes arrived fast. The timing also lines up neatly with the team's bye week, which gives the quarterback a few days away from the pain of another loss.

Justin Herbert beer run photos go viral

The pictures show Herbert, 28, at a Gelson's grocery store in the Los Feliz neighborhood. He wore a blue hoodie, a hat and black pants, and he pushed a cart full of groceries to his car. The outfit looked like an attempt to blend in. It did not work.

Social media took over from there. Nearly a million people viewed one post that read, "Justin Herbert is one of us. Drinking the pain away." Another user, @CrossingXLines, joked, "Herbert went to buy a six-pack, remembered who he plays for, and grabbed the whole case." A third account, @chrgrscursed, went after his brand instead of his thirst. "50 mil per year and we drinking miller lite," the user wrote.

Herbert already has a Beer waiting at home. His fiancée is singer Madison Beer, which gave fans an easy pun to chase.

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The numbers explain the mood. Herbert is completing 59.4 percent of his passes for 1,141 yards, five touchdowns and eight interceptions. Those marks make this the worst season of his career. It is also his first year working with offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, and the new pairing has not clicked yet.

His year has had a physical side too. Herbert was escorted to the medical tent during the fourth quarter of the Oct. 4 game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. The Chargers have not found a win since.

The bye week gives everyone a pause. Los Angeles returns on Nov. 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, and that game looks like the best chance to change the story. A win would give Herbert something to celebrate. A loss would keep the jokes going.

For now, a grocery run is just a grocery run. Nothing in the photos shows Herbert doing anything wrong, and a quarterback buying beer on a day off is hardly news. Fans simply turned a quiet errand into a verdict on a losing season.