Justin Herbert’s Sole MVP Voter Drops Bombshell Reasoning for Bizarre Decision—You Won’t Believe Why
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Justin Herbert’s 2025 season had ups and downs, but the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback remained focused on leading his team to the playoffs. They finished second in the AFC West behind the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos, but the season didn’t last longer than the wild-card round.
The New England Patriots took them out in the first game of the postseason, with Herbert struggling to make plays. The Chargers are now in search of a new offensive coordinator to try to get over the hump.
Herbert’s offseason is off to a busy start. Not only has he been involved in rumors of a breakup with Maddison Beer, but also received an MVP vote. His city neighbor, Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams, won the 2025 NFL MVP award with 366 points (24 first-place votes), beating Patriots’ Drake Maye by five points. Those five points may have gotten to Herbert, who received a first-place vote.
AP NFL MVP
1. Matthew Stafford 366 points, 24 first-place votes
2. Drake Maye 361, 23
3. Josh Allen 91, 2
4. Christian McCaffrey 71, 0
5. Trevor Lawrence 49, 0
Justin Herbert got the other first-place vote.— Rob Maaddi (@RobMaaddi) February 6, 2026
Justin Herbert’s MVP Voter Opens Up On Controversial Decision
Former PFF analyst Sam Monson revealed himself as the one who voted for Herbert. He took to X to explain that he considered Herbert’s supporting cast for his vote.
“I was the Justin Herbert vote,” he tweeted. “The guy had the worst offensive line in the NFL all season and despite that he was working miracles in almost every single game. Stafford’s OL became 2/5ths as bad as Herbert’s for 5 minutes and he became a turnover howitzer. He embodied ‘value.’”
I was the Justin Herbert vote.
The guy had the worst offensive line in the NFL all season and despite that he was working miracles in almost every single game.
Stafford’s OL became 2/5ths as bad as Herbert’s for 5 minutes and he became a turnover howitzer.
He embodied ‘value’.
— Sam Monson (@SamMonsonNFL) February 6, 2026
As good as Herbert looked at times, there was no clear evidence that he could have done the same if he had swapped places with Stafford or Maye. The veteran recorded 3,723 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He added 498 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
