Justin Herbert hilariously commanded O-line's debate about grilled cheese
In a recent mic'd-up video from Chargers training camp, offensive lineman Trey Pipkins III brought up to Joe Alt and Herbert how some regions in the U.S. don't have tomato soup as a side for grilled cheese. Alt pointed about how there's variance across regions for plenty of foods, but he veered off topic by bringing up Italy and pizza.
When Alt started talking about how Italy doesn't put cheese on its pizza (which isn't necessarily true for most Italian pizzas), Herbert had to step in and bring the discussion back stateside.
"We're talking about our country," Herbert said and added, "Then why'd you bring up Italy?"
That's leadership right there. Herbert wanted everyone to be on the same page. Also, grilled cheese is just fine on its own. Yeah, I said it.
You can check out the full mic'd-up video here too.
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