Taylor Heinicke goes from watching a documentary about Jim Harbaugh to playing for him with Chargers

Chargers new backup Taylor Heinicke settling in after whirlwind 96 hours

His job might seem simple on the surface, backing up standout quarterback Justin Herbert, but there are still adjustments to be made after a trade from the Falcons last week.

Taylor Heinicke goes from watching a documentary about Jim Harbaugh to playing for him with Chargers

Taylor Heinicke took part in his first practice for the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday as they began preparations for Sunday's opener against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Taylor Heinicke shares funny story of finding out about trade to Chargers

Taylor Heinicke’s trade to the Los Angeles Chargers was apparently quite the coincidence for him. The new Chargers QB Heinicke shared a funny story this week of finding out about his trade to the team. Heinicke got dealt by the Atlanta Falcons to the Chargers in a trade last week involving draft-pick compensation. The veteran Heinicke said that he was watching the University of Michigan sign-stealing documentary on Netflix when he got the call f…