"Eventually, Johnston realized that Herbert was doing the team's conditioning test, a rigorous running assessment players must pass at the start of training camp to prove they are in shape. As a part of that test, they run 150 yards six times, split into six 25-yard back-and-forth sprints, breaking for 40 seconds after each 150. The amount of sets, reps and rest periods varies by position group, but it's a test that most players dread when they return for the beginning of football season."
"Herbert has always been mobile -- he had the third-fastest 40-yard dash time of quarterbacks in the 2020 NFL combine at 4.68 seconds -- and he has made defenses who don't account for his running ability pay throughout his career. The Pittsburgh Steelers learned that in his second season, when Herbert rushed for a career-high 90 yards in the Chargers' 41-37 win."
""My first reaction was like 'His ass tripping,'" Johnston said with a laugh. "But if he like it, I love it. Just seeing that, I'm not surprised that he has been running the way he has.""
Ahead of the 2025 preseason game against the New Orleans Saints, Justin Herbert performed the Chargers' conditioning test even though none of the starters were playing. The conditioning test requires players to run 150 yards six times, split into six 25-yard back-and-forth sprints with a 40-second break after each 150, with sets, reps and rest varying by position group. Quentin Johnston initially reacted with surprise at Herbert's effort before praising it. Herbert has long been a mobile quarterback, recording a 4.68-second 40-yard dash at the 2020 combine. He rushed for a career-high 90 yards in his second season, and in his sixth season is averaging a career-high 26.6 rushing yards per game.
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