Justin Herbert Trade Rumors: Patriots, Vikings Calls Denied by Jim Harbaugh, Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers bolstered their offensive line Thursday by selecting Notre Dame's Joe Alt with the No. 5 overall pick, and he will be blocking for Justin Herbert despite reported trade interest from other teams. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings each reached out to Los Angeles to gauge the AFC West team's interest in trading him. Schefter also explained the Chargers "would have had to take on a $63.5 million cap charge for the coming season at a time they have $32.3 million of cap space" with a trade.