EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) 鈥 Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is testing out tinted contact lenses as training camp opens.
He wore them Thursday under sunny skies after trying them out earlier in the week while working with the team's rookies.
鈥淭hey're like sunglasses,鈥 he said. 鈥淭hey really helped. I didn't have to squint nearly as much.鈥
Herbert tried wearing a tinted visor a couple years ago and didn't like having to constantly clean it off.
The contacts make Herbert's blue eyes appear red.
鈥淲hen I stepped in the huddle, I think some of the guys were a little surprised,鈥 he said, smiling, 鈥渂ut they were like, 鈥極h, we鈥檙e going to score.'"
Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker told 鈥淭he Herd with Colin Cowherd" that he and Herbert wore the red contacts to dinner recently.
鈥淲e looked like we were vampires,鈥 Dicker said, adding that initially people didn't recognize them. 鈥淲e were like, 鈥楾his is incredible.鈥欌
Herbert said he thinks he could wear the contacts in games with a medical prescription due to sensitive eyes.
鈥淚f I鈥檓 able to see the field better because of it, it definitely helps,鈥 he said.
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