After Severe Backlash, ESPN’s Laura Rutledge Reveals Exactly Why She Was Forced to Chase Down Justin Herbert

After Severe Backlash, ESPN’s Laura Rutledge Reveals Exactly Why She Was Forced to Chase Down Justin Herbert

In the critical Monday Night Football game, the Los Angeles Chargers edged the reigning Super Bowl champs 22-19 in overtime. But post-game headlines fixated on something else: Justin Herbert‘s awkward sideline interview. He started off on the wrong foot, dodging questions until Laura Rutledge cornered him. However, it turns out the real story was something else.  In a recent tell-all with Athlon Sports‘ Kyle Wood, Rutledge pulled back the curtai…

Laura Rutledge addresses awkward Justin Herbert interview

Justin Herbert didn’t want to talk. That much was obvious two weeks ago when Laura Rutledge tried to get the mandatory postgame interview after the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Philadelphia Eagles in overtime on Monday Night Football. “I’m trying to celebrate with my team,” Herbert told her, looking annoyed that she was even standing there. “I’m trying to celebrate with my team.” Justin Herbert was reluctant to do a postgame interview with ESP…